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

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.

This interactive sculpture allows visitors to leave a message in case a friend passes by.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

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

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

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

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

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

One of the world’s best microminiaturist, Nicolaï Siadristy displays his lifetime of tiny creations in this museum.