Places JonAkzar Wants to Go

This little gem in the Gulf of Riga has a very rich heritage and distinct culture.

This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."

This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

This old Estonian mine has been kept like a sprawling time capsule of the local shale industry.

Abandoned Soviet base once stocked with short and medium range missiles pointed at western Europe.

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

The secret cells in the basement of the KGB's Estonian "Grey House" have been preserved as a grim Cold War museum.

Wars fought and wars won are remembered by these abandoned bunker ruins.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

Two well-hidden huts let animal lovers spend the night among the bears, wolves, and other predators of the forest.

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

This small Estonian hill is covered in hand-made twig crosses that are said to bring good luck.

Once standing on solid ground, this slender beacon is a victim of the very shoreline it was charged with announcing.

This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.

Rusted cars, trucks, and buses form a fascinating collection of Soviet-era machinery.

A decommissioned submarine base makes a great space for graffiti art.

Man-made mineral caves house massive bat colony.

The gutted remains of this Estonian mansion are a monument to a tragic love.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

This disappearing geyser has been attributed to witchcraft, but really it's all about rainfall.

A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.