An open-air art gallery that aims to share the stories of the people who live around it.

A wide array of locomotives call this outdoor museum home.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

One of the first canal boat-lift inclines ever created.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

A 13th-century fortified manor house that was once sieged during the English Civil War.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.