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One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

Dark, eerie exhibits make for a surreal exploration of the subconscious.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

Specimens collected by the author of "Lolita" and self-taught lepidopterist are exhibited in his childhood home.

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.

Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.

This Russian museum stresses the importance of keeping clean and even holds one of Pavlov's dogs.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

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

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.