Places emyki12 Wants to Go

This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.

One of the best-preserved wooden manor houses in Latvia, decorated with painted interior walls.

The Jelgava Palace holds one of the few burial places of governor’s dynasties that is open to the public.

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

This ducal residence was once home to a future Russian empress and a French king in exile.

This seaside pine grove features an exclusive watchtower that presents amazing views.

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

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

Just another terrifying garden filled with hundreds of endlessly smiling doll people.

This remote sandstone cliff has one of the richest collections of Livonian petroglyph marks.

This ornate church has survived Nazi and Soviet occupation, including a short stint as a Soviet-era gymnasium and cinema.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.

The mile-long pier stretches from a ruined fortress out into the Baltic.

Guests become prisoners on a visit to Latvian prison.

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

These abandoned vessels are destined to be reclaimed by the forest.

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

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.

A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.

Burlesque Hospital Themed Restaurant.

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

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