This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

Elaborate mansions built by Roma residents in Soroca to show their success after centuries of discrimination.

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.

Described as one of the Baltic region’s most daring and original construction projects.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

The first museum dedicated to exploring humanity's cultural relationship with the celestial world.

This magnificent Art Deco church is a reflection of Lithuania’s turbulent history.

This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.