A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

A relic of Poland's shipbuilding past, reborn as a sky-high lookout.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

This red light district plaza memorializes the Fab Four and their historic connection to the area.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”

Latvia’s first skyscraper, nicknamed ‘Stalin’s birthday cake.’

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

These picturesque structures speckle the hill above the monastery.

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.