Places piccolo8va Wants to Go

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.

The widest waterfall in Europe is a natural wonder and one of the only places where fish are caught in the air.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

These traffic lights celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement in Lithuania.

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

A WWII museum that tries to reenact history.

The pyramid and dome deep inside the Dzūkija forest are believed to channel divine energy.

This lonely Lithuanian chapel looks more beautiful and haunting in decline than it ever did in life.

Underwater roads undetectable from the surface used for escape routes from foreign invaders.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

Folky pharmaceuticals abound in this medicinal reliquary.

The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.

A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

You would never guess that before World War II this lonely field was a bustling German city.

The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.

What almost started out as a spite house became an eccentric's found object masterpiece.

Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.