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

The Guardian of Tallinn.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

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

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

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

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

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

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

This seaside pine grove features an exclusive watchtower that presents amazing views.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.