Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

Padlocks cover this rickety footbridge with love.

This underground transport hub doubles as an art gallery.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

The deepest metro station in the world.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.

The world's largest bicycle shelter can hold more than 12,500 two-wheelers.

While most bridges allow roads to pass over water, this one allows water to pass over a road.

This giant radio telescope would be a rusting ruin if it hadn't become such a beloved relic.

The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.

The Netherlands' first car tunnel has an unusually rectangular shape.

A radio telescope for listening to the stars, based in one of the cloudiest countries in the world.

This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.

For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.

Building Men of War and Indiamen from Holland's Golden Age.

The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.

This massive collection of taxidermy is full of specimens collected by missionaries during their international travels.

Lombardy poplars planted to imitate the size and shape of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims.

This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.

A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.