This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

Sip a Negroni Sbagliato in the bar that invented it.

A garden of flying flowers.

The world's largest wooden structure.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.

An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.

A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

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

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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.

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.

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

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