The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

What might look like a cliffside sacrificial altar at first glance is actually a stone compass pointing to cities and lighthouses all around the world.

St George's Leprosy Museum depicts the gruesome afflictions of those suffering from the disease.

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

The Guardian of Tallinn.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

Historic slum of Tartu.

This peculiar border irregularity is the only way to legally enter Russia without a visa.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.

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

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

A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.