An impressive ensemble of sculptures that survived the Soviet regime.

Described as one of the Baltic region’s most daring and original construction projects.

This lonely Lithuanian chapel looks more beautiful and haunting in decline than it ever did in life.

Where a Japanese government official issued transit visas to Jews fleeing from Nazi-occupied Poland.

A WWII museum that tries to reenact history.

Underwater roads undetectable from the surface used for escape routes from foreign invaders.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

The pyramid and dome deep inside the Dzūkija forest are believed to channel divine energy.

This magnificent Art Deco church is a reflection of Lithuania’s turbulent history.

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

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.

These traffic lights celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement in Lithuania.

The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.

You would never guess that before World War II this lonely field was a bustling German city.

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

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

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.

A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

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

What almost started out as a spite house became an eccentric's found object masterpiece.

The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.