A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

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

Seventy-five miles of limestone caves host more than a million bottles of wine beneath a sleepy Moldovan town.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

A cluster of headless, armless sculptures looms within a popular Polish park.

An impressive monument to Poland's independence.

The site of one of the largest prison escapes of World War II.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.

This abandoned radar site is slowly being taken back by the jungle, its mission cut short by the end of the Cold War.

This jail once controlled by the Japanese military now sits abandoned on a remote Pacific island.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.

Croatia's towering concrete blossom grows from the site of a World War II concentration camp.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.