Places Juliana Wants to Go

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

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

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

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

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

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

Did he come up with a theory of cosmic-ray showers while sitting in this bath?

An old Danish political institution where members of government can grab a drink off the record.

The largest bottled beer collection in the world holds over 22,000 unique beer bottles.

A little-known cafe in an old copper bridge tower with 360-degree views of the harbor.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

Between 1930 and 1946, a tobacco farmer laid his beloved horses and mules to rest in this small patch of pine forest.