Podgarić, Croatia
Podgaric Monument
This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.
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Podgarić, Croatia
This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.
Tallinn, Estonia
This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.
Tallinn, Estonia
A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.
Tallinn, Estonia
A monument commemorating the 852 lives lost in the sinking of the MS Estonia.
Tallinn, Estonia
This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Tallinn, Estonia
During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.
Tallinn, Estonia
The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.
Riga, Latvia
A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.
Riga, Latvia
This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.
Riga, Latvia
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Riga, Latvia
A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.
Riga, Latvia
The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.
Vilnius, Lithuania
While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A unique, playful portrayal of Jesus as a backpacking traveler.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.
London, England
An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Rome, Italy
Italian horror legend Dario Argento’s own shop hides a sinister museum-dungeon in the basement.
Naples, Italy
Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.
Naples, Italy
San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.