340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

The deepest metro station in the world.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

How did an Australian statue of the Bard of Avon end up in the Hungarian capital?

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

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

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

A monument to the defenders of the Arctic in Murmansk, Russia.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.