The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

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.

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

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

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

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

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Scores of wax baby figurines add an unusual mood to this beautiful church on the Greek coast.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.