This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

An exhibit dedicated to a Lithuanian partisan.

A wide array of locomotives call this outdoor museum home.

The world's first invisible city square is an homage to a man who pushed the boundaries of art.

An extensive collection of some of the oldest grave markers in Lithuania.

This lonely Lithuanian chapel looks more beautiful and haunting in decline than it ever did in life.

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.

The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.

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

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

A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.

An impressive monument to Poland's independence.

An abandoned football stadium with a tragic past.

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.

The relics are stored in a silver reliquary, where they can be seen through glass.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.

Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.