A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

With a design inspired by traditional Latvian textiles, this monument honors the Latvian people who suffered under Soviet occupation.

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

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

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

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

A collection of historical engines and rolling stock from throughout Riga's rich railway history.

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

This is London's smallest listed building.

This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.

This ferry carries passengers across the Rhine propelled by no engine or paddles but by the river's current.

A futuristic rocket marks the spot where three borders meet.

Switzerland's oldest public observatory is an important part of the Zurich cityscape.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.

Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.

This charming fountain honors Felix Salten, the creator of the iconic storybook deer.

This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.