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

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

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

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

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.

This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.

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

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

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

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

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

The memorial stands at the intersection of the rivers Morava and Danube.

Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

An outdoor display of military missiles developed at Point Mugu Naval Base.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

The last of its kind in the country.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.