Its collection offers a glimpse into the Russian Old Believers' centuries-old way of life.

This unique eatery offers a taste of Estonia's "Onion Route."

See tools once used for processing this coffee-substitute plant before sampling its flavor firsthand.

This old Estonian mine has been kept like a sprawling time capsule of the local shale industry.

Thousands of graves lurk below the surface of this park.

Troublesome students were detained in this tiny graffiti-covered university jail.

This Estonian watchtower looks like a big tree with two giant bird nests on it, complete with a "golden egg."

A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.

For the last century, this international border within a small town has appeared and disappeared various times.

This peculiar border irregularity is the only way to legally enter Russia without a visa.

A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.

Hundreds of small crosses have been carved into the bark of the trees outside this small Estonian village.

The labyrinthine home of the National Archives of Estonia is an experimental blend of architecture, art, and history.

The enormous isokinetic structure hangs within a science center in Estonia.

First point in the Struve Geodetic Arc, a 19th century undertaking to measure the Earth's size and shape.

Once a year, local students "clean" this statue with a champagne shower.

Historic slum of Tartu.

A wealthy aristocratic family built this Disney-worthy, fairy-tale castle.

Visitors can sit and study the board with this Estonian chess legend and International Grandmaster.

This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.

This stunning limestone waterfall is the highest in Estonia.

Two well-hidden huts let animal lovers spend the night among the bears, wolves, and other predators of the forest.

This behemoth bovine guards an Estonian town and is a memorial to the lost species.

Rusted cars, trucks, and buses form a fascinating collection of Soviet-era machinery.