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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Daugavpils

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Daugavpils, Latvia

Updated August 2, 2016

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Daugavpils Fortress

Daugavpils, Latvia

Daugavpils Fortress

Built to ward off Napoleon's army, this city-sized abandoned Russian fort is now perfect for urban exploration.

Daugavpils, Latvia

Daugavpils Shot Tower

This Latvian shot factory is still used twice a year to manufacture bullets the old-fashioned way.

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Penis-Shaped Tombstone

How this choice of tombstone came to be is still a mystery.

13 miles from Daugavpils

Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant with its iconic red tower

Visaginas, Lithuania

Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant

Step inside a Soviet-designed nuclear power plant with RBMK reactors identical to the ones in Chernobyl.

19 miles from Daugavpils

Nativity of St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church (Landscape)

Visaginas, Lithuania

Orthodox Church of the Nativity of Saint John

Originally built for nuclear power plant workers, this church sits between apartment buildings.

21 miles from Daugavpils

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