The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

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

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

Historic slum of Tartu.

First point in the Struve Geodetic Arc, a 19th century undertaking to measure the Earth's size and shape.

A wooden replica of France's famous tower.

Wars fought and wars won are remembered by these abandoned bunker ruins.

The secret cells in the basement of the KGB's Estonian "Grey House" have been preserved as a grim Cold War museum.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

Man-made mineral caves house massive bat colony.

Once standing on solid ground, this slender beacon is a victim of the very shoreline it was charged with announcing.

Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.