A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.

A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.

Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.

This trio of stone spires claims to be the only preserved medieval execution site in Europe.

This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

The widest waterfall in Europe is a natural wonder and one of the only places where fish are caught in the air.

This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.

Rent a barrel for a personal view of where the Baltic Sea meets the Gulf of Riga.

This abandoned beacon is moving closer and closer to the sea.

A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.

A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.

Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.

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

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

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

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

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