This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

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

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

An abandoned, desolate train tunnel that was used during World War II.

One of the most spectacular 18th-century bridges in Scotland.

The biggest onshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.

One of the first monuments dedicated to the accomplishments of the great Vice Admiral, Horatio Nelson.

The former home of the world-famous Templeton Carpet Factory.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

FIFA deemed this isolated field one of the most remarkable places to play the sport.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

This former football stadium seems almost abandoned but is still in use by the next generation of Scottish sports stars.

A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.