kirstybennetts's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

kirstybennetts

A full-time traveller with a passion for off the beaten path destinations and unusual things to see and do in better-known places. I love street art, Soviet-era mosaics and bus stops, abandoned places and concrete, Asian food and gin! Areas I spend most of my travel time: Asia, the Far East, and the New East (Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Baltic states, and Central Asia).

https://www.kathmanduandbeyond.com/

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Vilnius, Lithuania

The Church of St. Anne

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

Nikki Vargas

Added by Nikki Vargas

Vilnius, Lithuania

Frank Zappa Memorial

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

Added by The FNP

Vilnius, Lithuania

The Mermaid of Užupis

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

Nikki Vargas

Added by Nikki Vargas

Gruta, Lithuania

Grūtas Park

Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.

mytripslt

Added by mytripslt

Kaunas, Lithuania

Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway

The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.

Giedrius

Added by Giedrius

Vilnius, Lithuania

Republic of Uzupis

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Kaunas, Lithuania

Monument to the Victims of Fascism

A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.

serflac

Added by serflac

Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania

Hill of Crosses

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

ronin

Liepāja, Latvia

Karosta North Pier

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

sverige17

Added by sverige17

Daugavpils, Latvia

Daugavpils Fortress

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

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center

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

Added by postellon

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.

chrisjat

Added by chrisjat

The Three Brothers

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

Added by osamms

Black Cat of Riga

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

Dampo

Ligatne, Latvia

Ligatne Secret Soviet Bunker

A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Art Nouveau in Riga

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Liepāja, Latvia

Liepaja Northern Forts

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Riga Central Market

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

Dampo

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

Akhmeta, Georgia

Alaverdi Monastery Cellar

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

Rohini Chaki

Added by Rohini Chaki

Dublin, Ireland

Samuel Beckett Bridge

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

Added by OKonheim

Dublin, Ireland

The Famine Memorial in Dublin

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

Shannon Ohaire

Added by Shannon Ohaire

Dublin, Ireland

Statue of Oscar Wilde

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

kjmoore12

Added by kjmoore12

Copenhagen, Denmark

Freetown Christiania

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

PaperTiger

Added by PaperTiger