This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.

Death hangs in the air here, where a 17th-century gibbet has been erected on a Neolithic tomb.

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.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

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

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

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

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.

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.

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.

A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.

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

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

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

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.