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

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

Another beautiful spot in the hidden universe of Eames Demetrios.

An angel that hatched from an egg!

A unique, playful portrayal of Jesus as a backpacking traveler.

Rub it for a bit of good luck.

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

A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

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

Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."