Historic slum of Tartu.

Troublesome students were detained in this tiny graffiti-covered university jail.

A historic scientific breakthrough that crosses nine borders.

The secret cells in the basement of the KGB's Estonian "Grey House" have been preserved as a grim Cold War museum.

The labyrinthine home of the National Archives of Estonia is an experimental blend of architecture, art, and history.

This controversial monument was designed to lionize the Red Army, but also disheartened the Latvian people.

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

This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.

A series of concentric circles represented a bold new experiment in socialist urban planning, and it notoriously difficult to get around.

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."

This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.

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