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The largest collection of death masks in Ukraine.

Like something out of a bad acid trip, this Ukraine hallway has been covered in hallucinatory phantasmagoria.

This underground transport hub doubles as an art gallery.

A collection of miniature, symbolic sculptures hides in plain sight across Kyiv.

A tribute to a Ukrainian heroine who went undercover and killed several Nazi operatives.

The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.

One of the world’s best microminiaturist, Nicolaï Siadristy displays his lifetime of tiny creations in this museum.

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

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

The deepest metro station in the world.

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

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

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."

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

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.