Imatra, Finland
Imatrankoski
These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.
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Imatra, Finland
These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.
Orissaare, Estonia
Legend has it that not even Stalin could pull down the 2015 European Tree of the Year.
Tallinn, Estonia
The Guardian of Tallinn.
Sillamäe, Estonia
This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.
Tahkuna, Estonia
Wars fought and wars won are remembered by these abandoned bunker ruins.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
Ridala Parish, Estonia
The gutted remains of this Estonian mansion are a monument to a tragic love.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Timișoara, Romania
A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.
Dubova, Romania
A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.
Constanța, Romania
Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.
Vidin, Bulgaria
The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.
Kandy, Sri Lanka
This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.
Rochor, Sri Lanka
Once thought to be the Garden of Eden it holds a holy footprint claimed to belong to Adam, Buddha and Shiva.
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.
Singapore
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Batumi, Georgia
Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.
Batumi, Georgia
A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.
Georgia
A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.