Tiraspol, Moldova
Transnistria
A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
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Tiraspol, Moldova
A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
Belgrade, Serbia
A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.
Belgrade, Serbia
This feat of Brutalist architecture is also known as the Three Sisters.
Karlukovo, Bulgaria
The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.
Podgarić, Croatia
This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.
Varna, Bulgaria
This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.
Shumen, Bulgaria
This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.
Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.
Nitra, Slovakia
A towering sword embedded in the ground commemorates the legendary Slavic ruler.
Ligatne, Latvia
A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.
Lidice, Czechia
The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.
Liberec, Czechia
This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.
Blatce, Czechia
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
Manětín, Czechia
Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.