Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

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

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

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

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

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

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

This effigy of Peter the Great is greatly disproportionate.

Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.

A humble ancient well where Scottish knight, Sir William Wallace, took his final drink.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

These ruins of a medieval church are full of architectural mysteries.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.

An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.