Places Shastified Wants to Go

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

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

Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.

An open-air art gallery that aims to share the stories of the people who live around it.

Ever-growing collection of devils in art.

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

This magnificent Art Deco church is a reflection of Lithuania’s turbulent history.

A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.

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

Latvia’s first skyscraper, nicknamed ‘Stalin’s birthday cake.’

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

A map store filled with original Cold War era Russian maps of the world.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.

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

An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.

Sweden’s legendary mine with wildly deep tunnels.

A competition inspired by Stephen King's psychological horror novel "The Long Walk."

Street artists transformed this abandoned industrial neighborhood into one of Europe's largest graffiti exhibitions.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.

One of the world's oldest continuously operating meteorological stations sits on a hill in Stockholm.

A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.