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Legend says lovers who hold hands while venturing along this stone jetty and kiss at the end will remain together forever.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

Another beautiful spot in the hidden universe of Eames Demetrios.

An angel that hatched from an egg!

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.

This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

This atmospheric spot in Pärnu's historic old town is located in a 17th-century almshouse.

This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

With a design inspired by traditional Latvian textiles, this monument honors the Latvian people who suffered under Soviet occupation.

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

Riga’s historic porcelain industry is preserved in this small, hidden museum.

The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.

An open-air art gallery that aims to share the stories of the people who live around it.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

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

A unique, playful portrayal of Jesus as a backpacking traveler.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.