Sillamäe, Estonia
Sillamäe
This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.
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Sillamäe, Estonia
This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.
Tahkuna, Estonia
Wars fought and wars won are remembered by these abandoned bunker ruins.
Piusa, Estonia
Man-made mineral caves house massive bat colony.
Estonia
A decommissioned submarine base makes a great space for graffiti art.
Ridala Parish, Estonia
The gutted remains of this Estonian mansion are a monument to a tragic love.
Kaali, Estonia
Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.
Ķeipene, Latvia
A unique museum dedicated to the famed Soviet director and other cinema greats.
Liepāja, Latvia
The mile-long pier stretches from a ruined fortress out into the Baltic.
Skulte, Latvia
A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.
Daugavpils, Latvia
Built to ward off Napoleon's army, this city-sized abandoned Russian fort is now perfect for urban exploration.
Irbene, Latvia
This impressively complicated radioastronomy research center was once a tool of Soviet spies.
Ligatne, Latvia
A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.
Riga, Latvia
A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.
Slampe, Latvia
Spend the night in 1920s Latvia in this historic recreation and movie set.
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Lidumnieki, Latvia
This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.
Oberweser, Germany
The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.
Creglingen, Germany
A collection of 4,000 thimbles that's more versatile than one might imagine.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.
Nuremberg, Germany
This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.
Nuremberg, Germany
This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.
Nentershausen, Germany
At this unusual park, domes, ladders, chairs, and more are made from trees.
Waldeck, Germany
A century-long search for a church that was never there.
Waldeck, Germany
As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.