Riga, Latvia
Art Nouveau in Riga
Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
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Riga, Latvia
Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
Riga, Latvia
The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.
Paris, France
This charming, flower-filled, paved cul-de-sac is filled with artists' studio-houses built in the 1920s.
Oslo, Norway
Charming small streets lined with well preserved wooden houses dating to the 18th and 19th century.
Istanbul, Turkey
Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.
Bucharest, Romania
Historic beer hall in Bucharest with magnificent stained glass and a lively folk band.
Bucharest, Romania
This museum offers a journey back to the Belle Epoque era of Romania.
Bucharest, Romania
This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.
Amiens, France
The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.
Prague, Czechia
This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
The largest and best-preserved rotunda in Prague.
Prague, Czechia
A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.
Prague, Czechia
The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.
Prague, Czechia
A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.
Prague, Czechia
The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Paris, France
Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.
Rome, Italy
This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.
Rome, Italy
This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.
Rome, Italy
This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.
Lecce, Italy
A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.
Naples, Italy
This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.
Colmar, France
The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.