This ex-prison dates back to the Middle Ages.

This oddly beautiful water cistern is a techno-temple to the wet stuff and a multimedia masterpiece.

Relive a Polish uprising via an enormous, century-old cyclorama.

It’s a painted window that looks completely real, hiding on a building in the market square.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

Gdańsk's lion mascot features in a trail of bronze sculptures scattered all across the city.

During the renovation of this bas-relief, the constructors added one unusual element.

Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

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

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

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

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

A monument to the grand synagogue that stood in this space before Nazis burned it down.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

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

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

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