This ferry carries passengers across the Rhine propelled by no engine or paddles but by the river's current.

This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

A lush vertical garden blooming in the heart of Paris.

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

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

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

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

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

With a design inspired by traditional Latvian textiles, this monument honors the Latvian people who suffered under Soviet occupation.

A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.

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

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

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