This magnificent Art Deco church is a reflection of Lithuania’s turbulent history.

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

This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

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

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

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

This ducal residence was once home to a future Russian empress and a French king in exile.

This seaside pine grove features an exclusive watchtower that presents amazing views.

This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).

This ornate church has survived Nazi and Soviet occupation, including a short stint as a Soviet-era gymnasium and cinema.

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

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

A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

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

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

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

This 15th-century Ottoman bridge was modified to keep up with the changing course of the river Erenik.

As of 2022, the 124 rooms of Kosovo ski resort remain empty.

Two distorted Romanesque columns hold aloft a mine cart in honor of laborers who died during WWII.