Latvia

12 Places

Lidumnieki, Latvia

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

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Daugavpils, Latvia

Daugavpils Fortress

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

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Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center

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

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Cinevilla

Spend the night in 1920s Latvia in this historic recreation and movie set.

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Liepāja, Latvia

Karosta North Pier

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

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Art Nouveau in Riga

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

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Ķeipene, Latvia

Sergei Eisenstein Memorial House

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

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Liepāja, Latvia

Liepaja Northern Forts

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

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Kuldīga, Latvia

The Venta Rapid

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

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Riga Aviation Museum

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

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The Corner House

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

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Riga Central Market

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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