A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.

For the last century, this international border within a small town has appeared and disappeared various times.

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

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.

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

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

The majority of the highest mountain in Poland is actually located in a different country.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.

A peculiar samurai statue overlooks the center of Brno.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

The coffin-shaped church was once home to monks who slept in coffins.

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.

An impressive ensemble of sculptures that survived the Soviet regime.

You would never guess that before World War II this lonely field was a bustling German city.