A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Every year, a sparkling cave is sculpted in the icy heart of a glacier.

This monumental neo-Renaissance tomb in Vyšehrad Cemetery is the final resting place for Czech cultural legends.

Dedicated to the history of mining and minting in a region rich in silver and radium.

According to local legend, the devil shattered this column after losing a bet.

In this Romani neighborhood lies a museum dedicated to the culture and history of the Roma.

Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.

A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.