Kuldīga, Latvia
The Venta Rapid
The widest waterfall in Europe is a natural wonder and one of the only places where fish are caught in the air.
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Riga, Latvia
Jauniela (New Street)
This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.
Rõuge, Estonia
Pesapuu Watchtower
This Estonian watchtower looks like a big tree with two giant bird nests on it, complete with a "golden egg."
Helsinki, Finland
Bad Bad Boy
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Helsinki, Finland
‘Viisas Hiiri’ (‘Wise Mice’)
The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.
Hammerfest, Norway
Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society
This one-room museum is dedicated to Norwegian history and jokes.
Trondheim, Norway
Trondheim CycloCable
The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.
Averøy, Norway
Atlantic Road
A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
Borre, Denmark
Møns Klint
A natural wonder in south Denmark.
Bremen, Germany
Der Lichtbringer (The Bearer of Light)
A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.
Spijkenisse, Netherlands
'Saved by a Whale’s Tail'
This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
The House with Two Numbers
This residence straddles a border between Belgium and the Netherlands.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Monument to the Victims of Fascism
A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.
Klaipėda, Lithuania
Juodasis Vaiduoklis (The Black Ghost)
A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.
Lithuania
Dvina Missile Silo
Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.
Irbene, Latvia
Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center
This impressively complicated radioastronomy research center was once a tool of Soviet spies.
Treblinka, Poland
Muzeum Treblinka
A somber memorial honors the hundreds of thousands of lives lost at this labor and extermination camp.
Paberžės seniūnija, Lithuania
Centre of Europe
A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.
Elsdorf, Germany
Hambach Surface Mine
This mine is home to the largest man-made hole in Europe.
Duisburg, Germany
Tiger & Turtle Magic Mountain
No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.
Kassel, Germany
Walter De Maria's Vertical Earth Kilometer
A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.
Schipkau, Germany
Bagger 258: The "Blue Wonder"
The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.
Żagań, Poland
Stalag Luft III Prisoner Camp Museum
The site of one of the largest prison escapes of World War II.
Wągrowiec, Poland
The Wagrowiec Bifurcation
One of only two places in the world where two rivers cross each other without the waters mixing.
