Riga, Latvia
Riga Central Market
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
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Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Riga, Latvia
The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.
St. Joseph, Minnesota
A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.
Alexandria, Minnesota
America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Vilnius, Lithuania
Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Tartu, Estonia
Historic slum of Tartu.
Tartu, Estonia
Once a year, local students "clean" this statue with a champagne shower.
Tallinn, Estonia
A large boulder was declared a local landmark by a popular vlogger.
Tallinn, Estonia
A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
Valga, Estonia
For the last century, this international border within a small town has appeared and disappeared various times.
Utrecht, Netherlands
Atop this former dutch railway office sits an interstellar work of art.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.
Bruges, Belgium
The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Cambridge, England
The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.
Cambridge, England
Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.
London, England
Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.
London, England
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
London, England
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.
Tbilisi, Georgia
With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.