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
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Riga, Latvia
A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
Vilnius, Lithuania
The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Things aren't quite what they seem at this mind-bending museum.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.
Liverpool, England
19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.
Liverpool, England
The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.
Budapest, Hungary
Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
Budapest, Hungary
A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.
Budapest, Hungary
This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The history and future of cannabis.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Museum preserving torture methods from the past.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.
Milan, Italy
One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.