The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Modern museum, designed for Jihadi tourists.

A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Dozens of Soviet-era trains and carriages fill this outdoor museum.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

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

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.

Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

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

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.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

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