Remains of the old fortification along the Western border of the USSR, now an elaborate defense museum.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

Despite a history of destruction, this former citadel survives to document Afghanistan's oft overlooked history.

18m long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

In the hinterlands of Serbia's capital, a giant reflective mushroom houses an aeronautical history of the former Yugoslav republic.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

The largest Lenin statue in Central Asia was moved to an empty field rather than being destroyed.

Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.

One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.