This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

The labyrinthine home of the National Archives of Estonia is an experimental blend of architecture, art, and history.

The secret cells in the basement of the KGB's Estonian "Grey House" have been preserved as a grim Cold War museum.

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.

A decommissioned submarine base makes a great space for graffiti art.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

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

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

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.

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

A WWII museum that tries to reenact history.

A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

This magical and eccentric stepwell is a hidden treasure within the ancient fort city of Mandu.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.