Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine
Duga 'Russian Woodpecker' Radar
This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.
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Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine
This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.
Olenivka, Ukraine
Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.
Prypiat, Ukraine
This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.
Klevan, Ukraine
This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
Avarız Köyü, Turkey
Brawny guys rolling around in oil is the oldest regular sporting event besides the Olympics.
Yermolaivka, Ukraine
Last remaining nuclear missile base in Ukraine.
Constanța, Romania
Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.
Chisinau, Moldova
This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.
Milestii Mici, Moldova
The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.
Bender, Moldova
A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.
Tiraspol, Moldova
A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
Odessa, Ukraine
A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.