An extensive collection of some of the oldest grave markers in Lithuania.

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

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

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

Guests become prisoners on a visit to Latvian prison.

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

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.

Dedicated to the untimely death of American balloonist and parachutist.

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

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

This behemoth bovine guards an Estonian town and is a memorial to the lost species.

Take a seat and hear a song by the composer Frédéric Chopin.

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

An abandoned textile factory on the "island of crows" was home to Estonia's first workers' strike.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

Inside this medieval church resides a unique set of murals.

This abandoned office building is a lasting example of Soviet-era architecture.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.

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

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