A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

Giant wind turbine with observation deck at the very top.

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

A unique museum dedicated to the famed Soviet director and other cinema greats.

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

The mile-long pier stretches from a ruined fortress out into the Baltic.

This Latvian shot factory is still used twice a year to manufacture bullets the old-fashioned way.

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

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

The only things left in this abandoned Latvian graveyard are a mysterious stone and a ghost story.

This impressively complicated radioastronomy research center was once a tool of Soviet spies.

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

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

The first museum dedicated to exploring humanity's cultural relationship with the celestial world.

A WWII museum that tries to reenact history.

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

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

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

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

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