Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Buzludzha Monument
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
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Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Minsk, Belarus
A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.
Viciebsk, Belarus
The country estate of renowned Ukrainian-born artist Ilya Repin.
Minsk, Belarus
A window into the luxurious lives led by the landed gentry of Minsk before the 1917 Revolution.
Minsk, Belarus
A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.
Minsk, Belarus
Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Chisinau, Moldova
A vivid and terrifying mural blends pop-culture-style depictions of Hell with traditional Orthodox imagery.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An unusual entertainment complex full of up-cycled musical instruments.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Small sculpted heads of prominent phrenologists mark the outside of their former headquarters.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Kwidzyn, Poland
Prior to modern plumbing, some toilets were in tall towers perched over rivers.
Warsaw, Poland
Complex tile installations designed by a renowned Polish artist in a Warsaw subway.
Ciechocinek, Poland
For 200 years, people have flocked to this Polish town to experience the healing powers of salt.
Warsaw, Poland
This alluring underground library, hidden in a suburban Metro station, features a Space Age aesthetic and its own hydroponic garden.
Elblag, Poland
A striking church with a Tolkien-inspired nickname.
Ustka, Poland
This Baltic beauty is rumored to grant a wish and a half.