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A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.