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Riga, Latvia

Riga Central Market

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Dampo Added by Dampo
Riga, Latvia

The Corner House

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Vilnius, Lithuania

'Sėkmės pilvas' ('Lucky Belly')

Rub it for a bit of good luck.
Added by kellymfletch
Vilnius, Lithuania

Tony Soprano Statue

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.
Zborik Added by Zborik
Lithuania

Kulgrindas

Underwater roads undetectable from the surface used for escape routes from foreign invaders.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Vilnius, Lithuania

Lukiškės Prison

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

Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Druskininkai, Lithuania

Hotel Pušynas

This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.
Darmon Richter Added by Darmon Richter
Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania

The Extinct Town of Schirwindt

You would never guess that before World War II this lonely field was a bustling German city.
Vladas U Added by Vladas U
Trakai, Lithuania

Trakai Island Castle

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.
StepYoshi Added by StepYoshi
Gruta, Lithuania

Grūtas Park

Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.
mytripslt Added by mytripslt
Vilnius, Lithuania

Palace of Concerts and Sports

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.
Darmon Richter Added by Darmon Richter
Minsk, Belarus

Site of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' First Congress

The secret meeting held in this building would forever change the world.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Hrodna, Belarus

Mona Lisa of Grodno

The old fire station features a mural that has more to it than first meets the eye.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Lahoisk District, Belarus

Khatyn Memorial Complex

A symbolic graveyard for the villages that perished during the Nazi invasion of Belarus.
Added by dearbarbie
Čačersk, Belarus

Chachersk Airplane

A decommissioned Soviet airplane has been used as a movie theater and a cultural center.
Vladas U Added by Vladas U
Minsk, Belarus

Isle of Tears

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.
vanessabrown Added by vanessabrown
Minsk, Belarus

Lee Harvey Oswald's Apartment in Minsk

The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Polotsk, Belarus

Geographic Center of Europe

A monument in the Belarusian city of Polotsk claims to mark the exact midpoint of the European continent.
Added by peadarheaney
Minski rajon, Belarus

The Stalin Line

Remains of the old fortification along the Western border of the USSR, now an elaborate defense museum.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Minsk, Belarus

National Library of Belarus

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.
atimian Added by atimian
Minsk, Belarus

Cat Museum

This Minsk museum has cat coffee, cat chess, cat art, and even a cat "staff," which visitors are free to take home.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Brest, Belarus

Museum of Confiscated Art

A small museum in this border city displays the contraband art that has been stolen back from smugglers.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Hrodna, Belarus

Museum of Malformations of the Human Body

This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.
hrnick Added by hrnick