Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

This effigy of Peter the Great is greatly disproportionate.

An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.

An abandoned 14th-century castle and prison complex on a small island in the Neva River.

Thousands of biblical and pagan images are carved into this small 12th-century church.

These tiny cabins on a cableway have been carrying visitors at a Baltic resort down to the beach since 1912.

Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.