Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

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

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

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

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

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

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

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

This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation.

A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.

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

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.

The remains of the vast manor that once belonged to Lord Kira, villain in the 47 Ronin story, is now a shrine dedicated to the incident.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

This top-secret nuclear bunker hidden in a Bosnian mountain has been converted to a modern art exhibition space.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.