The former Field Marshall and Minister of War to the Russian Imperial Army.

This controversial monument was designed to lionize the Red Army, but also disheartened the Latvian people.

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

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

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

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

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.

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

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.

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

A retro walk through the history of the tube.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.