You would never guess that before World War II this lonely field was a bustling German city.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.

Ever-growing collection of devils in art.

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

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

This lonely Lithuanian chapel looks more beautiful and haunting in decline than it ever did in life.

What almost started out as a spite house became an eccentric's found object masterpiece.

Surreal works of unreal stone and metal dot the landscape of this Latvian art park.

A unique museum dedicated to the famed Soviet director and other cinema greats.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

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

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

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

Hundreds of small crosses have been carved into the bark of the trees outside this small Estonian village.

A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

The gutted remains of this Estonian mansion are a monument to a tragic love.

This old Estonian mine has been kept like a sprawling time capsule of the local shale industry.

Historic slum of Tartu.

Tombstones buried in overgrown grass mark the deceased occupants of this abandoned graveyard.