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Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.

Its frescoes depict the likeness of Marshal Tito, Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels burning in hell.

A swan-like monument on Obad's Hill honors those that defended the area from German invaders during WWII.

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.

The unique building practices of the Batammariba reflect the community's deep reverence for and connection to the earth.

This cairn in the shape of a woman has looked over a tiny Minnesota town for well over a century.

Once the tallest building in Chisinau, this unique tower is a relic of Soviet architecture.

This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

Two well-hidden huts let animal lovers spend the night among the bears, wolves, and other predators of the forest.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

Rusted cars, trucks, and buses form a fascinating collection of Soviet-era machinery.

A forest park outside Tallinn full of architectural and artistic curiosities.

A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

The giant metal fruit was once the symbol of a large farm.

A cluster of headless, armless sculptures looms within a popular Polish park.

The first, and perhaps only, monument dedicated to Wikipedia.

An open-air museum of 18th-century homes and churches transported from various villages in Southern Poland.

People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.

In northeastern Poland, the ruins of a massive granary overlook the Narew River.

This hilltop ruin is of the hundreds of stone columns built in tribute to the first German chancellor.