This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

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

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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

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

A 19th century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

It's known as the "Full Monty school" thanks to its role in the beloved British comedy film.

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.

This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

Helped by a surprise posthumous donation this small town toy museum features over 5,000 vintage playthings.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.