Pärnu, Estonia
Pärnu Seawall
Legend says lovers who hold hands while venturing along this stone jetty and kiss at the end will remain together forever.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Pärnu, Estonia
Legend says lovers who hold hands while venturing along this stone jetty and kiss at the end will remain together forever.
Tartu, Estonia
The secret cells in the basement of the KGB's Estonian "Grey House" have been preserved as a grim Cold War museum.
Valga, Estonia
For the last century, this international border within a small town has appeared and disappeared various times.
Ungurmuiža, Latvia
One of the best-preserved wooden manor houses in Latvia, decorated with painted interior walls.
Krimulda Parish, Latvia
This remote sandstone cliff has one of the richest collections of Livonian petroglyph marks.
Ligatne, Latvia
A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.
Drabeši parish, Latvia
This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).
Salaspils, Latvia
This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.
Riga, Latvia
Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.
Riga, Latvia
This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.
Riga, Latvia
This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.
Jūrmala, Latvia
This seaside pine grove features an exclusive watchtower that presents amazing views.
Jelgava, Latvia
The Jelgava Palace holds one of the few burial places of governor’s dynasties that is open to the public.
Liepāja, Latvia
These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.
Liepāja, Latvia
This ornate church has survived Nazi and Soviet occupation, including a short stint as a Soviet-era gymnasium and cinema.
Liepāja, Latvia
Guests become prisoners on a visit to Latvian prison.
Liepāja, Latvia
The mile-long pier stretches from a ruined fortress out into the Baltic.
Kaunas, Lithuania
This magnificent Art Deco church is a reflection of Lithuania’s turbulent history.
Kaunas, Lithuania
The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.
Kaunas, Lithuania
The world's first invisible city square is an homage to a man who pushed the boundaries of art.
Vilnius, Lithuania
These traffic lights celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement in Lithuania.
Lithuania
Underwater roads undetectable from the surface used for escape routes from foreign invaders.
Vilnius, Lithuania
The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.