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Unusual Attractions in Latvia

The Corner House

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

Riga Central Market

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

Art Nouveau in Riga

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

Irlavas pagasts, Latvia

Bridge to Nowhere

A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.

The Three Brothers

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

Black Cat of Riga

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

Liepāja, Latvia

Liepaja Northern Forts

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

Cinevilla

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

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Bright night skies—like this scene in Helsinki, Finland—can be exacerbated by snow.

'Snowglow' Sounds Charming, But It's a Menace to Night Skies

Fresh powder can worsen light pollution, according to new research from Germany.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

August 13, 2019

Valts Ernštreits, a professor at Tartu University in Estonia, writes poetry in Livonian.

These Passionate Latvian Linguists Refuse to Lose Their Language

Livonian may be extinct as a native tongue, but it's still being used to write poetry.

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