A collection of miniature, symbolic sculptures hides in plain sight across Kyiv.

This hill is known for its connection to the occult in Slavic tradition.

A quirky collection flush with information on commode culture from ancient times to modern day.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

Back in the tiny USSR.

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

A replica of the straw hut where Vladimir Lenin lived in hiding, disguised as a hay farmer, in 1917.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

Relive a Polish uprising via an enormous, century-old cyclorama.

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

A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.

An art museum inside an active factory.

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.