Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

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

A large boulder was declared a local landmark by a popular vlogger.

A massive tribute to Estonian history and culture.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Regal guardians to one of the biggest banks in the world, symbols of Hong Kong's history and resilience.

A station built to repel pirates now attracts wealthy vacationers.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

These pastel-colored homes were built when the island of Macau was a Portuguese colony.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This lesser-visited gallery in a corner of the Tokyo National Museum complex is an architectural beauty dedicated to the ancient treasures of Hōryū-ji.

This large stone off the coast of Martinique had a brief career in the Royal Navy.

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

The majority of the highest mountain in Poland is actually located in a different country.

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.