Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

The deepest metro station in the world.

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

Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.

Remote, volcanic island that Darwin, Hooker, and the Royal Navy shaped into a thriving, artificial ecosystem.

Tibetan-influenced mountain fortress in Northern Pakistan.

This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

These quaint cottages feature built-in signaling devices for fishermen.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

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

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.