Riga, Latvia
Art Nouveau in Riga
Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
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Riga, Latvia
Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
Riga, Latvia
The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.
Manchester, England
Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.
St. Louis, Missouri
A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.
Prague, Czechia
The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.
Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Zurich, Switzerland
One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Auckland, New Zealand
A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.
Barcelona, Spain
These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.
Dublin, Ireland
This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.
Dublin, Ireland
Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.
Krakow, Poland
In the midst of a living monument to Soviet social engineering, Polish Catholics built this church by hand.
Krakow, Poland
At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.
Krakow, Poland
The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.
Krakow, Poland
This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Krakow, Poland
A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.