The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

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

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

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

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

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

This street has over a half-dozen names, all at once.

This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

This Ukraine alleyway has become its own little island of forgotten things.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

Nearly three decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, the hero of the USSR still stands over Belarus.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

A small museum in this border city displays the contraband art that has been stolen back from smugglers.

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.