Kaliningrad, Russia
Kaliningrad Oblast
A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
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Kaliningrad, Russia
A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Riga, Latvia
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Riga, Latvia
Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
Riga, Latvia
A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Tallinn, Estonia
This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.
Tallinn, Estonia
The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Tallinn, Estonia
Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Murmansk, Russia
A monument to the defenders of the Arctic in Murmansk, Russia.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Ekerö, Sweden
18th century opera in its original splendor.
Malmö, Sweden
Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.
Malmö, Sweden
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.
Helsingør, Denmark
Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Jelling, Denmark
Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Nuremberg, Germany
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.