A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.

A historic scientific breakthrough that crosses nine borders.

Once a year, local students "clean" this statue with a champagne shower.

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

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

This controversial monument was designed to lionize the Red Army, but also disheartened the Latvian people.

The former Field Marshall and Minister of War to the Russian Imperial Army.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

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

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

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.