Places shellylally Wants to Go

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

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

The first museum dedicated to exploring humanity's cultural relationship with the celestial world.

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

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.

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

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

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

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

This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.

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.

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

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

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

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

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

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

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

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