The first English fort built in India.

This massive glowering Lenin head gazes out over eastern Siberia.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

The controversial final resting place of the equally controversial first president of Turkmenistan.

An eccentric dictator's take on a Turkmen version of Disneyland.

A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.

A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.

Described as one of the Baltic region’s most daring and original construction projects.

The old fire station features a mural that has more to it than first meets the eye.

Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.

A decommissioned Soviet airplane has been used as a movie theater and a cultural center.

A symbolic graveyard for the villages that perished during the Nazi invasion of Belarus.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

This former big box store has been reimagined as a massive public art space.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

This Mexico City subway station will make you feel like you've been transported to the London Underground.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.