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

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

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

One of Scandinavia's largest mosaics pays tribute to Danish art and science luminaries.

This contemplative sculpture made out of old machine parts is meant to be the first in a series of sculptures around the world.

This bridge's unique architecture honors nautical heritage and encourages self-awareness.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

Prank chair from an 18th-century Danish royal court shows the eternal popularity of fart jokes.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

Where members of the Crossbow Corps of San Marino demonstrate their skills.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.