Vilnius, Lithuania
Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights
This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Palace of Concerts and Sports
An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.
Gruta, Lithuania
Grūtas Park
Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.
Riga, Latvia
Black Cat of Riga
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Riga, Latvia
The Corner House
A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
Riga, Latvia
The Three Brothers
The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.
Riga, Latvia
Riga Central Market
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Liwale, Tanzania
Selous Game Preserve
The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Slave Market Memorial
This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.
