You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

Dedicated to a song so popular the request to "Play Shoreline" became part of Swedish culture.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

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.

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

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

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.