This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.

Last remaining nuclear missile base in Ukraine.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

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

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A monument to the two U.S. officers killed by North Korean troops while trying to trim a poplar tree.

A vast museum devoted to North Korea's victories against its imperialist enemies.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

One of the largest public squares in the world, named after the former DPRK supreme leader.

A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.

This North Korean pegasus statue was built as a symbol of the speed and perseverance of North Korean workers.

Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.

A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.

A former palace transformed into a mausoleum for North Korea's supreme leaders.

A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world.