Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

This street has over a half-dozen names, all at once.

Padlocks cover this rickety footbridge with love.

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

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

The deepest metro station in the world.

When you've got to go, you've got to go.

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.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.