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

World's largest crossword puzzle spans the side of a towerblock, its clues scattered throughout the city.

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.

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

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

The old fire station features a mural that has more to it than first meets the eye.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.

This medieval chapel is now a shrine to the region's favorite sport.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

A miniature diorama that recounts the brilliant stories of author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

Celebrate the end of the Great French Wine Blight with a festival of kissing.

Rows of multicolored bathing huts paint the sand dunes with pops of color.

When the imprisoned pope's remains were finally returned to the Vatican, his heart stayed behind in France.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

This remarkable checkered church on a Corsican hilltop is fabled to have been built by angels.

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.