This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.

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

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.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Vienna's underworld of tunnels and subterranean rivers made an iconic appearance in a 1949 Orson Welles film.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.

Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

A national collection of Communist-era musical posters.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.

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

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

An aeronautical-themed resort forged around rusty relics from the golden age of air travel.