Barcelona, Spain
Sagrada Família
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
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Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Estonia
A decommissioned submarine base makes a great space for graffiti art.
Tallinn, Estonia
This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Tartu, Estonia
The labyrinthine home of the National Archives of Estonia is an experimental blend of architecture, art, and history.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
Kaali, Estonia
Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.
Slampe, Latvia
Spend the night in 1920s Latvia in this historic recreation and movie set.
Vilnius, Lithuania
The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.
Gruta, Lithuania
Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.
Paberžės seniūnija, Lithuania
A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Kaunas, Lithuania
A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
An unmistakable facial pareidolia in the Julian Alps also includes a fantastic tale.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A relic from the Industrial Revolution got a second life as a contemporary performing arts space.
Mojstrana, Slovenia
The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.
Stahovica, Slovenia
An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.
Tbilisi, Georgia
This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.
Tbilisi, Georgia
At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.
Akhmeta, Georgia
Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.
Gori, Georgia
A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.