A historical western settlement that is known as one of the three most disappointing sights of Japan.

Japan’s oldest clock tower has been called one of the country’s most disappointing attractions.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stop thieves at the site of a historic 1876 bank robbery.

This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.

Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

A monument commemorating the 852 lives lost in the sinking of the MS Estonia.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.