Marvel at the excessive luxury of the ousted Ukrainian president's former estate.

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chornobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

A collection of miniature, symbolic sculptures hides in plain sight across Kyiv.

The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

The largest collection of death masks in Ukraine.

This exquisite, alienesque piece of Soviet architecture is being threatened by modern shopping malls.

A quirky collection flush with information on commode culture from ancient times to modern day.

When you've got to go, you've got to go.

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

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

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery.

This narrow fjord-like bay is the largest ria in the Mediterranean Sea.

Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.

This military tunnel dates back to World War II and provides visitors with a little wartime adrenaline.

This Croatian island is for sale but no one is buying due to the dozens of accused Nazi sympathizers who were massacred there after WWII.