Nearly three decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, the hero of the USSR still stands over Belarus.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

A subtle memorial marks where a human chain protested Soviet control in 1989.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

For the last century, this international border within a small town has appeared and disappeared various times.

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

This atmospheric spot in Pärnu's historic old town is located in a 17th-century almshouse.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

A statue of the Soviet leader still stands in a quiet corner of Estonia’s most Russian city.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

This Russian museum stresses the importance of keeping clean and even holds one of Pavlov's dogs.

A series of stained glass artworks that depict images of the hit TV show.

These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.