Narva, Estonia
Narva Lenin
A statue of the Soviet leader still stands in a quiet corner of Estonia’s most Russian city.
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Narva, Estonia
A statue of the Soviet leader still stands in a quiet corner of Estonia’s most Russian city.
Tallinn, Estonia
Haapsalu, Estonia
Explore 150 years of Estonian rail history in a terminal once built for Tsar Nicholas II.
Mustahamba, Estonia
A small museum showcasing various communication equipment and laptops in the middle of the southeast Estonia countryside.
Telise, Estonia
These two strange cones are actually a system of old nautical navigation beacons.
Nessebar, Bulgaria
Step inside this medieval Orthodox gem and travel back to the 16th century.
Devetaki, Bulgaria
A massive cave once a secret military base is now home to thousands of bats.
Sofia, Bulgaria
"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."
Tallinn, Estonia
The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.
Vilnius, Lithuania
These traffic lights celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement in Lithuania.
Prague, Czechia
Prague's "Little Hanoi" is one of the commercial centers of Czechia's Vietnamese community.
Prague, Czechia
A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.
Prague, Czechia
The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.
Prague, Czechia
A bus with a butt and biceps to put Olympic athletes to shame.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.
Alexandria, Egypt
A subterranean necropolis blending Egyptian, Hellenic, and Roman traditions and art styles.
Aswan, Egypt
This 7th-century monastery was sacked by Saladin.
Brussels, Belgium
This non-profit theatre in the heart of Brussels is dedicated to hosting independent films.
Entebbe, Uganda
A monument marks the spot where the first Catholic missionaries arrived in Uganda.
Bughendera, Uganda
Nestled in Uganda's Semliki Valley Wildlife Reserve, is a one-of-a-kind safari lodge.
Jinja, Uganda
A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."
Kisoro, Uganda
The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.