This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.

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

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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

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

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

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

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

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.