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

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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

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

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

A small museum in this border city displays the contraband art that has been stolen back from smugglers.

A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.

Folky pharmaceuticals abound in this medicinal reliquary.

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.

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

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

A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

Ever-growing collection of devils in art.

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.

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

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

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