London, England
Ye Olde Mitre
Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Trakai, Lithuania
Trakai Island Castle
Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.
Helsinki, Finland
Sibelius Monument
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Helsinki, Finland
Temppeliaukio Church
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
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.
Vilnius, Lithuania
The Church of St. Anne
Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.
Riga, Latvia
Freedom Monument
This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.
Riga, Latvia
Jauniela (New Street)
This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.
Riga, Latvia
House of the Blackheads
The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.
Riga, Latvia
Black Cat of Riga
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Tallinn, Estonia
Old Thomas
The Guardian of Tallinn.
Tallinn, Estonia
KGB Museum
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
