Oneida, New York
Oneida Community Mansion House
The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.
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Oneida, New York
The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.
Kolkja, Estonia
Its collection offers a glimpse into the Russian Old Believers' centuries-old way of life.
Kolkja, Estonia
This unique eatery offers a taste of Estonia's "Onion Route."
Kolkja, Estonia
See tools once used for processing this coffee-substitute plant before sampling its flavor firsthand.
Kohtla-Nõmme, Estonia
This old Estonian mine has been kept like a sprawling time capsule of the local shale industry.
Tallinn, Estonia
Thousands of graves lurk below the surface of this park.
Tartu, Estonia
Troublesome students were detained in this tiny graffiti-covered university jail.
Rõuge, Estonia
This Estonian watchtower looks like a big tree with two giant bird nests on it, complete with a "golden egg."
Varstu Parish, Estonia
A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.
Valga, Estonia
For the last century, this international border within a small town has appeared and disappeared various times.
Estonia
This peculiar border irregularity is the only way to legally enter Russia without a visa.
Estonia
A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.
Põlva Parish, Estonia
Hundreds of small crosses have been carved into the bark of the trees outside this small Estonian village.
Tartu, Estonia
The labyrinthine home of the National Archives of Estonia is an experimental blend of architecture, art, and history.
Tartu, Estonia
The enormous isokinetic structure hangs within a science center in Estonia.
Tartu, Estonia
First point in the Struve Geodetic Arc, a 19th century undertaking to measure the Earth's size and shape.
Tartu, Estonia
Once a year, local students "clean" this statue with a champagne shower.
Tartu, Estonia
Historic slum of Tartu.
Alatskivi, Estonia
A wealthy aristocratic family built this Disney-worthy, fairy-tale castle.
Narva, Estonia
Visitors can sit and study the board with this Estonian chess legend and International Grandmaster.
Sillamäe, Estonia
This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.
Valaste, Estonia
This stunning limestone waterfall is the highest in Estonia.
Palasi, Estonia
Two well-hidden huts let animal lovers spend the night among the bears, wolves, and other predators of the forest.
Rakvere, Estonia
This behemoth bovine guards an Estonian town and is a memorial to the lost species.