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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Latvia

50 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Latvia

Updated April 5, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Latvia

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Riga, 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, Latvia

Riga Central Market

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

Riga, Latvia

Art Nouveau in Riga

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
The Three Brothers.

Riga, Latvia

The Three Brothers

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

Riga, Latvia

Black Cat of Riga

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

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Bridge to Nowhere

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

Liepāja, Latvia

Liepaja Northern Forts

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

Slampe, Latvia

Cinevilla

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

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.
by Rob Kunzig
March 28, 2017

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