Moscow, Russia
Izmailovo Kremlin
Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.
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Moscow, Russia
Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.
Riga, Latvia
The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.
Moscow, Russia
The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Matera, Italy
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Bari, Italy
A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Moscow, Russia
Museum design and public transportation meet in this unique Russian train car.
Daugavpils, Latvia
Built to ward off Napoleon's army, this city-sized abandoned Russian fort is now perfect for urban exploration.
Riga, Latvia
A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.
Drabeši parish, Latvia
This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).
Sabile, Latvia
Just another terrifying garden filled with hundreds of endlessly smiling doll people.
Abava parish, Latvia
Surreal works of unreal stone and metal dot the landscape of this Latvian art park.
Irbene, Latvia
This impressively complicated radioastronomy research center was once a tool of Soviet spies.
Riga, Latvia
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Liepāja, Latvia
These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.
Vilnius, Lithuania
While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Žagarė, Lithuania
What almost started out as a spite house became an eccentric's found object masterpiece.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Kaali, Estonia
Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.