Places Nicholas Davis Wants to Go

A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.

This museum explores the tumultuous history of Lviv under Nazi and Soviet occupation.

The largest park in Lviv is surrounded by a network of disused rail tracks.

Last remaining nuclear missile base in Ukraine.

Marvel at the excessive luxury of the ousted Ukrainian president's former estate.

This stunning mountain lake was named for a pair of tragic lovers whose statues stand at the center.

Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

Remains of a station that only operated for one year.

Kyiv's answer to Muscle Beach is a Soviet-era gym made from scrap metal.

The spectacular Roshen Fountain show lights up the night sky all summer long, until it "hibernates" under the ice waiting for spring to come.

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Prypiat after the Chornobyl disaster.

One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.

This Ukranian fortress is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Europe.

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chornobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

World's largest crossword puzzle spans the side of a towerblock, its clues scattered throughout the city.

Welcome to the world's only museum dedicated to the Ukranian Easter egg.

When you've got to go, you've got to go.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

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

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

The largest catacomb system in the world.

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