This tiny Swedish troll protects the land and all who wander within it.

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

A map store filled with original Cold War era Russian maps of the world.

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

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

The first designer power line in Estonia.

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.

This soviet pilot's graveyard is filled with headstones made of airplane fins.

This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.

Visitors can sit and study the board with this Estonian chess legend and International Grandmaster.

The secret cells in the basement of the KGB's Estonian "Grey House" have been preserved as a grim Cold War museum.

Historic slum of Tartu.

Once a year, local students "clean" this statue with a champagne shower.

This peculiar border irregularity is the only way to legally enter Russia without a visa.

A haunting memorial to those who lost their lives to the Nazi regime lies hidden in the woods.

How this choice of tombstone came to be is still a mystery.

Built to ward off Napoleon's army, this city-sized abandoned Russian fort is now perfect for urban exploration.

A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

Rub it for a bit of good luck.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.