Gruta, Lithuania
Grūtas Park
Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.
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Gruta, Lithuania
Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.
Trakai, Lithuania
Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Visaginas, Lithuania
Step inside a Soviet-designed nuclear power plant with RBMK reactors identical to the ones in Chernobyl.
Estonia
This peculiar border irregularity is the only way to legally enter Russia without a visa.
Kaunas, Lithuania
An open-air art gallery that aims to share the stories of the people who live around it.
Riga, Latvia
The European Union’s tallest freestanding structure provides radio and television broadcasting to half of Latvia.
Sillamäe, Estonia
This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Tallinn, Estonia
This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.
Tallinn, Estonia
The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.
Tallinn, Estonia
Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
Tallinn, Estonia
A monument commemorating the 852 lives lost in the sinking of the MS Estonia.
Tallinn, Estonia
A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.
Tallinn, Estonia
This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.
Tallinn, Estonia
Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.
Tallinn, Estonia
The Guardian of Tallinn.
Tallinn, Estonia
This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.
Tallinn, Estonia
Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.
Tallinn, Estonia
A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.
Tallinn, Estonia
During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.