One of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia.

A forgotten and crumbling Yugoslav monument to the victims of fascism.

This symbol of Yugoslav liberation decorated with 620 carved heads of mythical creatures is now a forlorn relic of another time.

A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

This Cold War–era underground city includes offices for Mao Zedong and Lin Biao.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.

The ancient necropolis houses the immense rock-cut tombs of four Persian kings.

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

The so-called "Richest Village In China" is either a model Communist town or a dystopian sham.

The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.