A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

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

A small memorial to a deadly night in Serbia that shook the world before it was swept under the rug.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

A beautiful mountaintop mausoleum devoted to a Montenegrin icon can't seem to make everyone happy.

This magnificent Art Deco church is a reflection of Lithuania’s turbulent history.

This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.

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

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

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

This historic floating crane became an unlikely symbol of the port of Trieste.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.