The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

These eight mummies are the best-preserved human remains ever discovered in North America.

Greenland's first shopping mall also hosts the country's government.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

This architecturally eclectic early-20th century mosque was built as a place of worship for the Islamic followers of a Jewish messiah.

An artistic melting pot inside an old roadside inn from the Ottoman era.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

During the Soviet era, the medieval capital of Volga Bulgaria served as a substitute for Mecca.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

Russia's own leaning tower was built on a tragic historical fable.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.