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.

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

These grandstands are among the oldest continuously used stands in the world.

An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.