Places Shastified Wants to Go

A unique park tells the geological history of Belarus in a national “map” of thousands of boulders and blue spruce.

World's largest crossword puzzle spans the side of a towerblock, its clues scattered throughout the city.

A fortress built to pacify local uprising that had a stint as a Nazi concentration camp before becoming a five-star hotel.

This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.

A peculiarly shaped brass sculpture hidden in a courtyard in central Lviv

This Ukraine alleyway has become its own little island of forgotten things.

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.

This street has over a half-dozen names, all at once.

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

Last remaining nuclear missile base in 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.

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Prypiat after the Chornobyl disaster.

Sculpture that doubles as a time capsule so that life can survive radiation outside Chernobyl.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

The largest collection of death masks in Ukraine.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.