Vilnius, Lithuania
Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights
This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.
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Vilnius, Lithuania
This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.
Varėnos rajono savivaldybė, Lithuania
The pyramid and dome deep inside the Dzūkija forest are believed to channel divine energy.
Druskininkai, Lithuania
This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.
Vilnius, Lithuania
These traffic lights celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement in Lithuania.
Vilnius, Lithuania
An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.
Merkinė, Lithuania
Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.
Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania
You would never guess that before World War II this lonely field was a bustling German city.
Musteika, Lithuania
A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Ever-growing collection of devils in art.
Kaunas, Lithuania
The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.
Juodkrantė, Lithuania
Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.
Joneikiškės, Lithuania
A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.
Salantai, Lithuania
Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.
Klaipėda, Lithuania
A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Things aren't quite what they seem at this mind-bending museum.
Trutnov, Czechia
This fortress was designed to prevent a Nazi invasion but was never used.
Jáchymov, Czechia
Dedicated to the history of mining and minting in a region rich in silver and radium.
Terezín, Czechia
Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.
Kamenický Šenov, Czechia
Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.
Olomouc, Czechia
This almost a century old piece of architecture had been overlooked by most, except for the drunk and the homeless
Slatina, Czechia
These small, brass stones commemorate the first Roma victims of the Holocaust.
Prague, Czechia
Dedicated to the "father of modern education," this museum documents the history of education in Czechia.