All Places in Riga

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

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

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

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

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

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

This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.

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

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

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

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