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

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

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

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

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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

Things aren't quite what they seem at this mind-bending museum.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.

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

Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.

This Communist-era residential block is one of the longest residential building in Europe.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

Memorial to the lost dead of Gdansk, whose resting places were destroyed during World War II.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

Relive a Polish uprising via an enormous, century-old cyclorama.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.