Burlesque Hospital Themed Restaurant.

The European Union’s tallest freestanding structure provides radio and television broadcasting to half of Latvia.

A subtle memorial marks where a human chain protested Soviet control in 1989.

Latvia’s first skyscraper, nicknamed ‘Stalin’s birthday cake.’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

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

This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

A monument commemorating the 852 lives lost in the sinking of the MS Estonia.

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.

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