Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw Uprising Monument
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
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Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Warsaw, Poland
The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.
Warsaw, Poland
The final resting place of more than 200,000 people, this is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe.
Warsaw, Poland
A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.
Utrecht, Netherlands
'The Letters of Utrecht' lays out a ribbon of poetry one letter at a time, with no final verse in sight.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.
Utrecht, Netherlands
Atop this former dutch railway office sits an interstellar work of art.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Petrópolis, Brazil
This spaceship-like structure was once a popular roadside restaurant.
Obihiro, Japan
This station on an abandoned railway line, named for “happiness,” is still a popular destination for lovers.
El Trapiche, Panama
An infamous former prison is now a biodiverse national park.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A wide array of locomotives call this outdoor museum home.
Vilnius, Lithuania
The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.
Vilnius, Lithuania
An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.
Vilnius, Lithuania
These traffic lights celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement in Lithuania.
Riga, Latvia
A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
Riga, Latvia
A map store filled with original Cold War era Russian maps of the world.
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Riga, Latvia
A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.
Riga, Latvia
Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.
Riga, Latvia
A collection of historical engines and rolling stock from throughout Riga's rich railway history.