The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

A reminder of the gruesome punishments delivered to those who were found guilty during Scotland's witchcraft trials.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

According to the local legend, these boys and ducks were turned to stone by an angered water goblin.

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.