Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

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

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

This former Cold War missile control site played an important role in the creation of GPS.

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

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.

Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

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

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.