Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.

Two massive boulders, rocking back and forth with the ebbing of the sea.

This ducal residence was once home to a future Russian empress and a French king in exile.

The former Field Marshall and Minister of War to the Russian Imperial Army.

This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.

Burlesque Hospital Themed Restaurant.

Guests become prisoners on a visit to Latvian prison.

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

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

A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.

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

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

This remote sandstone cliff has one of the richest collections of Livonian petroglyph marks.

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

This ornate church has survived Nazi and Soviet occupation, including a short stint as a Soviet-era gymnasium and cinema.

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.

Built to ward off Napoleon's army, this city-sized abandoned Russian fort is now perfect for urban exploration.

These abandoned vessels are destined to be reclaimed by the forest.

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

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

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