During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

Rub it for a bit of good luck.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

These traffic lights celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement in Lithuania.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.

Explore Dublin's laneways full of diverse street art and graffiti.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

One of Serbia's oldest luxury hotels and a nostalgic echo to Yugoslavia in the state's former capital.

The interior of this Serbian royal family's mausoleum is covered with exquisite mosaics.

If you dare visit this fort, fire-breathing hyenas might devour your camels.

Where artisans use centuries-old techniques to build traditional Arabian ships.

Take the most scenic fjord landscape in Norway and add dramatic red cliffs, warm clear water, and playful dolphins.

A small square that sheds its troubled recent history with its surrounding artworks, some of which are not without controversy.

A historic Puebla estate featuring a striking castle.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

In a busy Oaxaca market, a nearly century-old drinks stand still serves family recipes from giant clay pots.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.