This Latvian shot factory is still used twice a year to manufacture bullets the old-fashioned way.

How this choice of tombstone came to be is still a mystery.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

The pyramid and dome deep inside the Dzūkija forest are believed to channel divine energy.

Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

A marker honors the brief peace found by a tormented artist in the fictional land of Kcymaerxthaere.

A somber memorial honors the hundreds of thousands of lives lost at this labor and extermination camp.

Old cabin-like homes in a rural community untouched by time are known for their vibrant and colorful window shutters.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

Crosses of all shapes, sizes and colors litter the mountain, the site of a huge yearly Orthodox pilgrimage.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

These plaques found across Warsaw commemorate the sites where executions or battles took place during the German occupation.

This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.