Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

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

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

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

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

The remains of a monument in the remote Kazakhstani desert dedicated to the only men to die in outer space, the crew of the Soyuz 11 rocket.

In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

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

One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.

Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.