This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

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

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.

These traffic lights celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement in Lithuania.

A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.

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

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

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

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.

Man-made mineral caves house massive bat colony.

This peculiar border irregularity is the only way to legally enter Russia without a visa.

First point in the Struve Geodetic Arc, a 19th century undertaking to measure the Earth's size and shape.

This disappearing geyser has been attributed to witchcraft, but really it's all about rainfall.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

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

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.