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

This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).

A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

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

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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

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

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

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

This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.

An extensive collection of some of the oldest grave markers in Lithuania.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.

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

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

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

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

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

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