The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

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

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

The oldest amusement park in the world has been providing a nice spot to have some fun since the 1500s.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.

Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.

The remnants of a record-setting industrial bucket system can still be found dotting the Swedish countryside.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.