A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

This Masonic lodge was the first major private building to be constructed in Washington, D.C. after the Civil War.

Once home to the largest photo service in the United States.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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

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

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

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

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

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

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

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

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

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.