Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

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

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

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 enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

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

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

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

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

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

The Guardian of Tallinn.

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

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.

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

This abandoned fighter jet launch center is now a haunting street racing course.

Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.