The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

Described as one of the Baltic region’s most daring and original construction projects.

A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.

An extensive collection of some of the oldest grave markers in Lithuania.

Underwater roads undetectable from the surface used for escape routes from foreign invaders.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

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

You would never guess that before World War II this lonely field was a bustling German city.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.

Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.

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

What almost started out as a spite house became an eccentric's found object masterpiece.

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

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

A 100-plus-year-old mill transformed into a hotel and restaurant.

Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

Megalithic monuments resembling magic mushrooms.

A towering work of stone and philosophy that was constructed using ancient Hindu science.