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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

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

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

With nickel-steel armor and three-inch thick bullet resistant windows, FDR's train was a rolling fortress.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

This unique exhibit "Dialogue in the Dark" reverses roles as the visionless become guides and the sighted become ‘blind.’

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

A lush terraced garden full of thousands of colorful roses and mystical art.

This vanilla farm serves its crops at an on-site café.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

Malaysia's first interactive museum.

A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

A unique, time-transcending work of art depicting the progress of trade in Singapore.

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.