Dolinka, Kazakhstan
KarLag Memorial Museum
A sober museum housed in the original administrative building of one of Stalin's largest gulags.
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Dolinka, Kazakhstan
A sober museum housed in the original administrative building of one of Stalin's largest gulags.
Budapest, Hungary
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
Moscow, Russia
One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.
Moscow, Russia
The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Mostly underground in the old days Back in the USSR, today the Beatles beckon to tourists from a wall sculpture out in the open in central Russia.
Irkutsk, Russia
Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.
Malinovka, Kazakhstan
A Stalinist prison camp for the wives and children of men accused of betraying the Soviet state is now a memorial museum.
Astana, Kazakhstan
An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.
Astana, Kazakhstan
A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.
Astana, Kazakhstan
Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The deepest metro station in the world.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."
Prypiat, Ukraine
One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
Semey, Kazakhstan
One of the most horrible legacies of the Cold War is a site where the Soviet Union tested nuclear bombs on civilians.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Cooperstown, North Dakota
These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.
East Jerusalem, Israel
An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.
Chicago, Illinois
This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.
Chantilly, Virginia
At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.