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

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

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

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

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

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Down this Cracovian street resides a plaque with a stark message about the city's air pollution.

A wide array of locomotives call this outdoor museum home.

This magnificent Art Deco church is a reflection of Lithuania’s turbulent history.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

Amid the rubble of Aleppo's Old Quarter, part of a historic market has been restored and re-opened.

Also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, this is one of the world's largest and oldest mosques.

A monument on the pavement marks the spot where two cultures that shaped Sarajevo come together.