This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

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

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.

This seaside pine grove features an exclusive watchtower that presents amazing views.

Rent a barrel for a personal view of where the Baltic Sea meets the Gulf of Riga.

This remote sandstone cliff has one of the richest collections of Livonian petroglyph marks.

There are ongoing efforts to preserve this village, the best known work of Egyptian architect Hasan Fathy.

Some believe that this ancient mural depicts technology far ahead of its time, but in reality it's nothing quite out of place.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

An impressive ensemble of sculptures that survived the Soviet regime.

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

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

Just another terrifying garden filled with hundreds of endlessly smiling doll people.

The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.

This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.

This Latvian shot factory is still used twice a year to manufacture bullets the old-fashioned way.

The base for the battle against the smugglers of Islandmagee.

Located on the Islandmagee peninsula, these gardens are among the most distinguished in County Antrim.

These unknown Bronze Age earthworks are believed to be ancient burial mounds.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.