This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Dedicated to the untimely death of American balloonist and parachutist.

This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.

Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.

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

This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.

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

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

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

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

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.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.

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

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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

The former Field Marshall and Minister of War to the Russian Imperial Army.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

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

A Latvian rescuer who saved countless lives during World War II.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.