Drabeši parish, Latvia
Araisi Lake Fortress
This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).
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Drabeši parish, Latvia
This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).
Liepāja, Latvia
This ornate church has survived Nazi and Soviet occupation, including a short stint as a Soviet-era gymnasium and cinema.
Salaspils, Latvia
This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.
Riga, Latvia
This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.
Irbene, Latvia
This impressively complicated radioastronomy research center was once a tool of Soviet spies.
Mazirbe, Latvia
These abandoned vessels are destined to be reclaimed by the forest.
Riga, Latvia
The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.
Irlavas pagasts, Latvia
A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.
Liepāja, Latvia
These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.
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.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.
Neringos savivaldybė, Lithuania
A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.
Joneikiškės, Lithuania
A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.
Juodkrantė, Lithuania
Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Zalipie, Poland
This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.
Walbrzych, Poland
A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Satu Mare, Romania
This Brutalist building was once the tallest in Romania.
Sibiu, Romania
Legendary pedestrian bridge in the centre of Romanian city Sibiu.
Bârsana, Romania
The most impressive example of contemporary Romanian architecture in wood