Reputedly the smallest jail in North America.

An arresting temple full of mosaics as colorful as the politician they memorialize.

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

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

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

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

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

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

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

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

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

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.