This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

This armored vehicle was built in the local shipyard for use by the defenders of Dubrovnik.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

The widest natural waterfall in Estonia is a sight to see in all seasons.

Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

A monument commemorating the 852 lives lost in the sinking of the MS Estonia.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.