After fleeing the Syrian civil war, chef Malakeh Jazmati began serving exceptional renditions of her homeland's cuisine in Berlin.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

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

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.

Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

The social hall of this former factory is a Communist-era time capsule.

Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.

The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.

Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.

Not far from a popular beach, an unfinished, abandoned mansion for Bulgaria's last communist dictator.

These natural cliffs look like they are a part of an old castle complex.

When a conglomerate of visionary startups commandeer a disused Greek Orthodox Church, zaniness ensues.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

An abstract representation of weather in Sweden.

The center of Stockholm can be found along this quiet street.