This Minsk museum has cat coffee, cat chess, cat art, and even a cat "staff," which visitors are free to take home.

A small museum in this border city displays the contraband art that has been stolen back from smugglers.

This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.

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

An artful memorial to 4,000 fateful oranges.

Built in the Soviet era, this cableway system still runs gondolas from Odessa down to Otrada Beach.

A unique Soviet mosaic preserved on the facade of a shoe factory in Lviv.

The eerie burnt-out remains of a prominent building where 30 protestors lost their lives.

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

This museum explores the tumultuous history of Lviv under Nazi and Soviet occupation.

A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.

Last remaining nuclear missile base in Ukraine.

A peculiarly shaped brass sculpture hidden in a courtyard in central Lviv

Marvel at the excessive luxury of the ousted Ukrainian president's former estate.

Remains of a station that only operated for one year.

This hidden fortress has been coined the "City of Ghosts."

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

Kyiv's answer to Muscle Beach is a Soviet-era gym made from scrap metal.

A fortress built to pacify local uprising that had a stint as a Nazi concentration camp before becoming a five-star hotel.

This stunning mountain lake was named for a pair of tragic lovers whose statues stand at the center.

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Pripyat after the Chernobyl disaster.

This underground transport hub doubles as an art gallery.

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

The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.