This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

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

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

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

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

The mysterious large white cross visible from the runway is a memorial to a massacre during Spanish Civil War.

This abandoned viewing platform has become a monument to unnecessary government spending.