This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

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

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

The widest waterfall in Europe is a natural wonder and one of the only places where fish are caught in the air.

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

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

A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.

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

A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.

This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

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

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.