The deepest metro station in the world.

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

A statue dedicated to the founders of communism.

Something's watching you.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

A small memorial to a deadly night in Serbia that shook the world before it was swept under the rug.

One of Belgrade's most beloved animals.

This small bronze pyramid marks the center of Belgrade, but some say it is a Masonic symbol.

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

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

An impressive monument to Poland's independence.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.