Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.

A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.

This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

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

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

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

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

To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.

This small commune with an even smaller name appears to have an unlikely amount of dead ancestors.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.