With a design inspired by traditional Latvian textiles, this monument honors the Latvian people who suffered under Soviet occupation.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

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

Rusted cars, trucks, and buses form a fascinating collection of Soviet-era machinery.

A decommissioned submarine base makes a great space for graffiti art.

Dedicated to the untimely death of American balloonist and parachutist.

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

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

A series of concentric circles represented a bold new experiment in socialist urban planning, and it notoriously difficult to get around.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.

This abandoned office building is a lasting example of Soviet-era architecture.

The first designer power line in Estonia.

This abandoned fighter jet launch center is now a haunting street racing course.

The gutted remains of this Estonian mansion are a monument to a tragic love.

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.

This soviet pilot's graveyard is filled with headstones made of airplane fins.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.