This controversial statue once honoured a Russian Field Marshall, before ultimately being dismantled in a push to remove symbols of Russian influence.

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

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

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

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

This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.

This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.

Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.

For 14 years, this former stray dog greeted every train passenger that arrived in Fort Collins.

In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.

After his presidency, George Washington planned to live only a few blocks from the Capitol building.

The elevator that makes it possible to fly American flags in bulk over the U.S. Capitol

The last remaining location of a drive-up hot dog stand named after a local pool shark.

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

A terrace reminiscent of Rome's Spanish Steps is tucked away in a little park in Washington, D.C.

Before he was "Bob Marley, international reggae superstar," he was "Donald Marley," a Delaware resident and forklift operator working under an assumed name. This park tells the story.

An amateur telescope-making club has been gathering at this Vermont site for more than a century.

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

What if the Fountain of Youth was actually found in Delaware? One historic coastal town believes it to be true.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.