The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dedicated to the deadliest aviation accidents on Canadian soil.

A crescent of 12 simple statues poised on a small windswept island off the coast of Newfoundland.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

The largest recovered section of Titanic sits in a hotel in Las Vegas.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

This lighthouse sits within a glacial valley.

Newfoundland's last remaining granite lighthouse.