This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.

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.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

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.

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 mysterious large white cross visible from the runway is a memorial to a massacre during Spanish Civil War.

This abandoned viewing platform has become a monument to unnecessary government spending.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.