A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

A monument commemorating the 852 lives lost in the sinking of the MS Estonia.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.

The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

Once the longest swing bridge in Europe.

This 165-foot water tower has been supplying the residents of Varel with drinking water for more than a century.

WWII rocket launchpad in rural Germany and site of operation backfire.

The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.

A German artist built a home and garden filled with whimsical art pieces, like a massive, operational volcano.

Dedicated to the man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.