A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

A long and winding trail through history led to the current iteration of this mountaintop tower.

One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

The traveling wares of Denmark's most famous author.

This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.

Four whimsical figures make for an unexpected sight along an urban commuter route.

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

A steam powered train that runs on city streets.

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

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

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

A subtle memorial marks where a human chain protested Soviet control in 1989.

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

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

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

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

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