Places Flaneurgh Wants to Go

Soviet General Zhukov’s former home is a quiet spot amid the heavy traffic of Ulaanbaatar.

A tribute to the first human in space.

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.

What started as a collection of vintage tractors turned into a museum filled with cars, radios, and other oddities.

Built to transport German U-boats through the never-completed Masurian Canal, the locks near this Polish village are now home to a rope course.

These tiny cabins on a cableway have been carrying visitors at a Baltic resort down to the beach since 1912.

This statue of a Red Army Soldier has been moved and changed several times since its creation.

A stunning blue-green lake located in the Terskey Alatau mountain range.

Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.

A unique Soviet mosaic preserved on the facade of a shoe factory in Lviv.

Georgia’s answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation’s great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

A once-fairy tale mansion now stands in a state of disrepair.

This abandoned office building is a lasting example of Soviet-era architecture.

An architectural gem nestled into a promontory overlooking a prehistoric landscape.

An unmistakable facial pareidolia in the Julian Alps also includes a fantastic tale.

The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.

Constructed along the shores of Lake Zurich, this pavilion is a walk-through work of art.

This memorial complex contains several mass graves for victims of the Siege of Leningrad.

A collection of old steam and diesel locomotives sitting in a fenced-off garden.

Not far from a popular beach, an unfinished, abandoned mansion for Bulgaria's last communist dictator.

Zastava automobile sculptures and images grace various gravestones in this cemetery.