Barcelona, Spain
Calder Mercury Fountain
A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.
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Barcelona, Spain
A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.
Matavun, Slovenia
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Bratislava, Slovakia
A unique hotel for the artistic soul.
Belgrade, Serbia
A small memorial to a deadly night in Serbia that shook the world before it was swept under the rug.
Zlatiborski okrug, Serbia
A grand Yugoslav memorial to the group of partisans who fought and died resisting western Serbia’s Nazi occupation.
Niš, Serbia
This memorial park stands on the site of one of the largest mass executions of the Second World War.
Družiniće, Serbia
A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.
Belgrade, Serbia
Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.
Niš, Serbia
Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.
Zheleznovodsk, Russia
Russian spa's bronze monument to enemas.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Dark, eerie exhibits make for a surreal exploration of the subconscious.
Irkutsk, Russia
Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.
Samara, Russia
Stalin's secret bunker.
Russia
Two islands just 4 km apart separated by an International Border and Date Line.
Kuchino, Russia
Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
This Russian museum stresses the importance of keeping clean and even holds one of Pavlov's dogs.
Moscow, Russia
The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.
Moscow, Russia
Former headquarters of the KGB.
Moscow, Russia
Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.
Moscow, Russia
Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.
Moscow, Russia
Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.