The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

The world's most charming instant portrait studio also happens to be its smallest.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

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

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

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

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

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

The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

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

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.