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

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

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

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

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.

With a design inspired by traditional Latvian textiles, this monument honors the Latvian people who suffered under Soviet occupation.

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

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

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A Latvian rescuer who saved countless lives during World War II.

A monument to the grand synagogue that stood in this space before Nazis burned it down.

A map store filled with original Cold War era Russian maps of the world.

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

The former Field Marshall and Minister of War to the Russian Imperial Army.

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

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

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

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.