A beautiful mountaintop mausoleum devoted to a Montenegrin icon can't seem to make everyone happy.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

This controversial monument was designed to lionize the Red Army, but also disheartened the Latvian people.

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

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

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

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

This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.

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

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

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

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

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.