Places Tribal Roby Wants to Go

This postmodern apartment block was designed to be a vertical neighborhood.

A city entirely devoted to illegal gun production.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

This Russian diner is staffed entirely by twins.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

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

One of the oldest lighthouses in the world has been in continuous use since it was first built in 1531.

This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.

This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.

This elegant monument to those who fought against fascism is inspired by the shape of the poppy flower.

A solar-powered primary school inspires hope and experimentation in a country ripe for energy innovation.

An abandoned resort in North Macedonia is a relic from the Communist Party of Yugoslavia.

Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.

An exquisite monument dedicated to fallen Partisan soldiers and anti-fascist fighters of Yugoslavia through symbols of gears and flowers.

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

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

On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.

This small shrine is dedicated to the designer of the first Russian fighter jet and his brother, who became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.

As of 2022, the 124 rooms of Kosovo ski resort remain empty.

Two distorted Romanesque columns hold aloft a mine cart in honor of laborers who died during WWII.