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

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

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

The widest waterfall in Europe is a natural wonder and one of the only places where fish are caught in the air.

The Latvian city of Ventspils is filled with dozens of cow statues showcasing unique themes.

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

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.

The pyramid and dome deep inside the Dzūkija forest are believed to channel divine energy.

A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.

Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.

Legend has it that not even Stalin could pull down the 2015 European Tree of the Year.