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

Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.

The ancient ruins of an extinguished city amidst the bustle of a modern one.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

The oldest ruins at this castle overlooking Georgia's Terek River Valley date back to the 10th century.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

Propped high atop the peak of Mount Gamsutlmeer, this abandoned village is one of the oldest settlements in the region.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

Stalin's secret bunker.

A former military outpost of Ivan the Terrible, the 16th-century church contains some of the rarest examples of Eastern Orthodox mural paintings.

Intricate wood carvings on an island in Siberia.

What was once the base for Russia's first nature reserve is now a ghost town, right on the shore of Lake Baikal.

A self-taught Siberian craftsman creates a fantastical and personal design for his 19th century village house.

This unique wooden mosque resembling a Chinese pagoda was said to be built without the use of nails.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.

The oldest continually operating golf course in the United States.

At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.