Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Amir Timur (Tamerlane) Museum
Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.
Veiveriai, Lithuania
An exhibit dedicated to a Lithuanian partisan.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Folky pharmaceuticals abound in this medicinal reliquary.
Vilnius, Lithuania
The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Ever-growing collection of devils in art.
Riga, Latvia
A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Raahe, Finland
More than 200 eclectic sculptures surround the artist's home.
Tampere, Finland
The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.
Turku, Finland
Pigduck of Turku.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Espoo, Finland
Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Helsinki, Finland
A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.
Helsinki, Finland
Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.
Lviv, Ukraine
A peculiarly shaped brass sculpture hidden in a courtyard in central Lviv
Kharkiv, Ukraine
It's the only museum of its kind in Ukraine.
Kyiv, Ukraine
One of the world’s best microminiaturist, Nicolaï Siadristy displays his lifetime of tiny creations in this museum.
Lviv, Ukraine
World's largest crossword puzzle spans the side of a towerblock, its clues scattered throughout the city.
Kyiv, Ukraine
340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Lviv, Ukraine
Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.
Minsk, Belarus
This Minsk museum has cat coffee, cat chess, cat art, and even a cat "staff," which visitors are free to take home.
Brest, Belarus
A small museum in this border city displays the contraband art that has been stolen back from smugglers.