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A cluster of cylindrical apartment buildings nod to the city’s vegital past.

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

Commemorating the "Little Giant" who ran for the presidency.

Despite being pillaged and destroyed a number over times down the centuries, this historic church still sort of stands.

It may seem a little out of place in a tiny village, but the inspiring story of its creation made headlines.

A large concrete replica of a 12th-century figurine.

A wide array of locomotives call this outdoor museum home.

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

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.

A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.

Rub it for a bit of good luck.

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

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

These traffic lights celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement in Lithuania.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

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

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.

A collection of expressive stone sculptures in a scenic and serene riverfront location.

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

A monument to the grand synagogue that stood in this space before Nazis burned it down.

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

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.