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

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

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

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

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

The door to the museum holds a unique artifact from the Finnish Civil War.

A stargazing sculpture made from the ruins of an iconic telescope.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.