Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

A long-abandoned relic of World War II.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district.

An important example of architectural history slowly decays in the city center.

The ruins of an ancient mansion sits in front of and underneath a contemporary art gallery.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

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

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.