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A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.

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

This heart-shaped island looks substantially less lovely after a recent bulldozing project.

The Renaissance-era courthouse is a relic from the fortified town's centuries of Venetian rule.

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.

Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.

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

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

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

This former estate of a fascist leader is now a burnt out ruin leading to a system of secret tunnels.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

Once a state-of-the-art tuberculosis treatment spa, these ruins are now ruled by paintball players.

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

Legend says lovers who hold hands while venturing along this stone jetty and kiss at the end will remain together forever.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

Rusted cars, trucks, and buses form a fascinating collection of Soviet-era machinery.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

This old Estonian mine has been kept like a sprawling time capsule of the local shale industry.

This peculiar border irregularity is the only way to legally enter Russia without a visa.

The secret cells in the basement of the KGB's Estonian "Grey House" have been preserved as a grim Cold War museum.

This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.