Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.

Marvel at the excessive luxury of the ousted Ukrainian president's former estate.

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

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Pripyat after the Chernobyl disaster.

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

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

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

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

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.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

When you've got to go, you've got to go.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.