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

The European Union’s tallest freestanding structure provides radio and television broadcasting to half of Latvia.

A former graveyard for Riga’s elite is now a large park with elegant monuments.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

An extensive collection of some of the oldest grave markers in Lithuania.

This small museum is home to cannons cast by Paul Revere and the last remaining uniform of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.

The post-apocalyptic remnants of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.

See hundreds of herons and egrets in the heart of the city in this dreamy hidden park.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

This Peruvian-Chinese institution has perfected the art of rotisserie chicken—alongside plantains and lo mein.

Once the site of seances, this restaurant is said to be haunted by several ghosts.

Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.

This forgotten graveyard in rural New York State once served a pioneering hospital.

All that remains of a magnate's dream home is a historic gate and an abandoned public pool.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

Final resting place for the Triangle Shirtwaist fire’s unidentified victims.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

Hidden deep within New Jersey Pine Barrens is a massive graffiti wonderland.

The Decoy Capital of the World.