One of the world’s best microminiaturist, Nicolaï Siadristy displays his lifetime of tiny creations in this museum.

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

The deepest metro station in the world.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

Something's watching you.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.