Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.

A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.

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

This remote sandstone cliff has one of the richest collections of Livonian petroglyph marks.

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

These abandoned vessels are destined to be reclaimed by the forest.

Rent a barrel for a personal view of where the Baltic Sea meets the Gulf of Riga.

The Jelgava Palace holds one of the few burial places of governor’s dynasties that is open to the public.

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.

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

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.

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

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

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

With a design inspired by traditional Latvian textiles, this monument honors the Latvian people who suffered under Soviet occupation.

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