This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

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

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

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

What almost started out as a spite house became an eccentric's found object masterpiece.

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

A WWII museum that tries to reenact history.

Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.

Legend says those who drink from this trickle of water are destined to return to Montserrat.

George Martin's Caribbean recording studio now rots within the shadow of an active volcano.

A city continually buried under the ash of a volcano that has been erupting for more than 15 years.

Starting with nothing more than discarded conch shells, one man has built an island/bar that would make Jimmy Buffet jealous.

These eclectic homes nestled into the cliffs of a Caribbean island were built entirely from scavenged materials.

Under the desolate and windswept northern coast of Barbados stands a small oasis filled with sea anemones.

A violent name for a violent volcano.

Rare signs of the former Soviet Union in the Caribbean, though not where you'd expect them.

Looking like nothing more than a cartoon deserted island, this tiny sandbar is home only to a single umbrella.

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