Places jdoyley Wants to Go

A collection of expressive stone sculptures in a scenic and serene riverfront location.

A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

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

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

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

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

A bare tree in Riga’s Esplanāde is transformed into an extraordinary vertical neighbourhood by scores of colourful bird nesting boxes clustered across its trunk and branches.

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

This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.

This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.

Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

The widest natural waterfall in Estonia is a sight to see in all seasons.

This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

This figure was carved in the likeness of a voyeur, so that every time he spied across the street, he would find only himself staring back.

This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

Take a seat and hear a song by the composer Frédéric Chopin.

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."