This controversial statue once honoured a Russian Field Marshall, before ultimately being dismantled in a push to remove symbols of Russian influence.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

This controversial monument was designed to lionize the Red Army, but also disheartened the Latvian people.

This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.

This ducal residence was once home to a future Russian empress and a French king in exile.

Spend the night in 1920s Latvia in this historic recreation and movie set.

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.

A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.

This soviet pilot's graveyard is filled with headstones made of airplane fins.

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

Built to ward off Napoleon's army, this city-sized abandoned Russian fort is now perfect for urban exploration.

This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.

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

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

Just another terrifying garden filled with hundreds of endlessly smiling doll people.

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

This abandoned beacon is moving closer and closer to the sea.

A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.