The largest airborne operation in history was launched to capture this bridge.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

This magnificent Art Deco church is a reflection of Lithuania’s turbulent history.

Ever-growing collection of devils in art.

Latvia’s first skyscraper, nicknamed ‘Stalin’s birthday cake.’

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

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

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

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

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