Places Sputnicktatorship Wants to Go

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.

Built to ward off Napoleon's army, this city-sized abandoned Russian fort is now perfect for urban exploration.

The widest waterfall in Europe is a natural wonder and one of the only places where fish are caught in the air.

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

Spend the night in 1920s Latvia in this historic recreation and movie set.

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.

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

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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

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

The world's first invisible city square is an homage to a man who pushed the boundaries of art.

Described as one of the Baltic region’s most daring and original construction projects.

A 100-plus-year-old mill transformed into a hotel and restaurant.

Where a Japanese government official issued transit visas to Jews fleeing from Nazi-occupied Poland.

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

Underwater roads undetectable from the surface used for escape routes from foreign invaders.

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

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

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

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

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

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