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

Riga’s historic porcelain industry is preserved in this small, hidden museum.

A map store filled with original Cold War era Russian maps of the world.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

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

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

A relic of Poland's shipbuilding past, reborn as a sky-high lookout.

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

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.

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

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

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

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

This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

These once housed the families who decided in 1665 to quarantine themselves to save their neighbours.

The ghosts of Britain's telecommunication past sit rusting away in a small village in England.

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.