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

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

An underground city of salt.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.

Learn the fine art of making a centuries-old treat at this hands-on food museum.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

Down this Cracovian street resides a plaque with a stark message about the city's air pollution.

A collection of modern and vintage pinball machines housed in the cellar of a 15th-century building.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

The legacy of a wealthy executive and his wife, this little-known art museum features works by Picasso, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, and more.

Thought to be the only herd of feral horses in Africa and one of the most isolated populations in the world.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.