This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

Burlesque Hospital Themed Restaurant.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

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

This controversial statue once honoured a Russian Field Marshall, before ultimately being dismantled in a push to remove symbols of Russian influence.

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

For the last century, this international border within a small town has appeared and disappeared various times.

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

This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

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

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

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.

This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.