Vilnius, Lithuania
Republic of Uzupis
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
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Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.
Riga, Latvia
A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Riga, Latvia
This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.
Riga, Latvia
This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.
Riga, Latvia
The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.
Riga, Latvia
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Riga, Latvia
Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Helsinki, Finland
These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.
Tallinn, Estonia
The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.
Tallinn, Estonia
A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.
Tallinn, Estonia
The Guardian of Tallinn.
Tallinn, Estonia
The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.
Tallinn, Estonia
During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.
Tallinn, Estonia
Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.
Tallinn, Estonia
A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.
Tallinn, Estonia
Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.
Tallinn, Estonia
Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.
Oslo, Norway
The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.