Brașov, Romania
Strada Sforii (Rope Street)
This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.
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Brașov, Romania
This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.
Akhali Atoni, Georgia
The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.
Sokhumi, Georgia
A beautiful but deteriorating monument of Soviet architecture.
Sukhumi, Georgia
Ruins of a former government building destroyed during the Georgian-Abkhaz war in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union.
Sochi, Russia
These limestone cliffs are associated with the Greek myth of Prometheus.
Khostinskiy, Russia
An abandoned mansion is now a haven for urban explorers.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Kaunas, Lithuania
The world's first invisible city square is an homage to a man who pushed the boundaries of art.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Trakai, Lithuania
Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.
Minsk, Belarus
Dedicated to the lives lost during a fatal stampede in the Nyamiha Station.
Minsk, Belarus
A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nearly three tons of weapons from the Vietnam War still remain in this small, hidden museum.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Berlin, Germany
A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.