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

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

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.

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

This controversial statue once honoured a Russian Field Marshall, before ultimately being dismantled in a push to remove symbols of Russian influence.

A map store filled with original Cold War era Russian maps of the world.

A monument to the grand synagogue that stood in this space before Nazis burned it down.

A Latvian rescuer who saved countless lives during World War II.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

One of the world's oldest continuously operating meteorological stations sits on a hill in Stockholm.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

The history and future of cannabis.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

Finally reunited, the three effigies now stand in a museum courtyard.

A heated statue pays tribute to one of Sweden's great actresses.