A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

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

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

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

This abandoned beacon is moving closer and closer to the sea.

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.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

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

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.

The longest hedge maze in the world.