An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

The final resting place of one of Germany's most accomplished Renaissance men.

This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.

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

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.

A forest park outside Tallinn full of architectural and artistic curiosities.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.

This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.

Built to ward off Napoleon's army, this city-sized abandoned Russian fort is now perfect for urban exploration.

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

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

A series of concentric circles represented a bold new experiment in socialist urban planning, and it notoriously difficult to get around.