Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.

The longest trolleybus route in the world, from Simferopol and Yalta.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.

The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.

This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.

Padlocks cover this rickety footbridge with love.

The largest catacomb system in the world.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

The largest collection of death masks in Ukraine.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

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

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

One of the largest remaining ancient burial mounds of the 10th century.

Elaborate mansions built by Roma residents in Soroca to show their success after centuries of discrimination.

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

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

The deepest metro station in the world.

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

This Ukraine alleyway has become its own little island of forgotten things.

This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.