Sofia, Bulgaria
Monument to the Soviet Army
A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.
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Sofia, Bulgaria
A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.
Shumen, Bulgaria
This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.
Varna, Bulgaria
This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.
Muynak District, Uzbekistan
Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.
Ulcinj, Montenegro
On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.
Victoria Falls, Zambia
The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
Antwerp, Belgium
An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.
Cardross, Scotland
One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.
Drymen, Scotland
This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.
Largs, Scotland
This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.
Ramot, Israel
A geometric jumble of homes.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Godalming, England
The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.
N'Guigmi, Niger
The world's most remote memorial to the victims of the UTA Flight 772 disaster.
Montreal, Québec
Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.
Los Angeles, California
Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Houston, Texas
A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.
Rosscarbery, Ireland
One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.
Sainte-Flavie, Québec
An ever-changing gathering of crude wooden figures haunts the St. Lawrence River.