Prague, Czechia
Statue of King Wenceslas Riding an Upside-Down Dead Horse
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
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Prague, Czechia
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.
Odessa, Ukraine
Padlocks cover this rickety footbridge with love.
Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Transmission tower outfitted with large crossbars that dampen wind-induced oscillations.
Vinnytsia, Ukraine
The spectacular Roshen Fountain show lights up the night sky all summer long, until it "hibernates" under the ice waiting for spring to come.
Chisinau, Moldova
This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.
Tiraspol, Moldova
A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
Kyiv, Ukraine
One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The deepest metro station in the world.
Kyiv, Ukraine
An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.
Odessa, Ukraine
The eerie burnt-out remains of a prominent building where 30 protestors lost their lives.
Kyiv, Ukraine
340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.
Tbilisi, Georgia
The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.
Istanbul, Turkey
Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.
Istanbul, Turkey
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
Basel, Switzerland
Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.
Bern, Switzerland
This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Florence, Italy
The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Venice, Italy
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Nice, France
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.