This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

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

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 dining hall that nourishes workers in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

This underground transport hub doubles as an art gallery.

This exquisite, alienesque piece of Soviet architecture is being threatened by modern shopping malls.

This oddly shaped building is a surprising Soviet-era crematorium.

One of the world’s best microminiaturist, Nicolaï Siadristy displays his lifetime of tiny creations in this museum.

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

The deepest metro station in the world.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

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.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.