An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

Another beautiful spot in the hidden universe of Eames Demetrios.

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

Latvia’s first skyscraper, nicknamed ‘Stalin’s birthday cake.’

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

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

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

A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

A beautiful 19th-century mansion slowly crumbled and became a 'ghost house' after World War II.

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

A memorial to the atrocities of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

The private train station King Leopold II built for the Belgian royal family now lies abandoned.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"