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

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

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

One of the best-preserved wooden manor houses in Latvia, decorated with painted interior walls.

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

The Latvian city of Ventspils is filled with dozens of cow statues showcasing unique themes.

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

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

This Latvian shot factory is still used twice a year to manufacture bullets the old-fashioned way.

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

How this choice of tombstone came to be is still a mystery.

Just another terrifying garden filled with hundreds of endlessly smiling doll people.

This abandoned beacon is moving closer and closer to the sea.

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

This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.

Surreal works of unreal stone and metal dot the landscape of this Latvian art park.

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

A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.

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

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

Guests become prisoners on a visit to Latvian prison.

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

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

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.