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

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

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

A massive, secret marina for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.