A uniquely authentic display of traditional Russian culture.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

An abandoned town of skeletal wooden homes.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

The USSR’s Conquest of Nature lead to the domestication of many moose—no squirrel.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.

These two strange cones are actually a system of old nautical navigation beacons.

Hundreds of small crosses have been carved into the bark of the trees outside this small Estonian village.

This little gem in the Gulf of Riga has a very rich heritage and distinct culture.

This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.

This abandoned fighter jet launch center is now a haunting street racing course.

This soviet pilot's graveyard is filled with headstones made of airplane fins.

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

This remote sandstone cliff has one of the richest collections of Livonian petroglyph marks.

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.

Built to ward off Napoleon's army, this city-sized abandoned Russian fort is now perfect for urban exploration.

The world's first invisible city square is an homage to a man who pushed the boundaries of art.

The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.

Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.

This Gothic church was wheeled in its entirety to a new location a half a mile away.

Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

A former top secret nuclear fallout shelter now operates like a hotel stuck in the Cold War.