A neo-gothic statue modeled on German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II, which had its distinctive mustache shaved off by Nazis in World War II.

Tour part of the Maginot Line bunker system built to defend France against a German invasion.

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.

A remnant of the Franco-Prussian War, lodged in the city's walls.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

One man's stunning attempt at eco-friendly living.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

Once one of Riga’s historically important cemeteries, this location is now a quiet park.

A silent forest in Latvia bears witness to a massacre.

This atmospheric museum honors a family who hid Jews during the Nazi occupation of Latvia.

See an anatomy teaching collection assembled in the 1920s and 1930s.

A former graveyard for Riga’s elite is now a large park with elegant monuments.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

The site of a legendary 14th-century battle and a controversial 20th-century speech.

The site where the leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army was killed is now a memorial.

Two distorted Romanesque columns hold aloft a mine cart in honor of laborers who died during WWII.

A UNESCO-protected spiritual seat of the Old Serbian Kingdom and Empire.

A monastery considered a state-protected cultural monument of exceptional importance, founded in the 14th century by Serbian King Stefan Dečanski.

This 15th-century Ottoman bridge was modified to keep up with the changing course of the river Erenik.