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

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

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

Once an imperial lake garden, anyone can now visit this city park.

A clay house decorated with ceramic chips in Tianjin.

A collection of cafes and shops all crafted from recycled storage containers.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

The world's tallest circular building is loaded with symbolism, but many just see a big donut.

With former lives as a bomb shelter and government parking lot, this shop is one of China’s most extraordinary locales for book-lovers.

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.

This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.