This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

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

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

The former Nazi concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

An underground city of salt.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.