Latvia
Built in 1849, Slītere Lighthouse now functions as an information booth and lookout tower for the park.
Must-see attractions in Eastern Europe
Astronomical Observatory Courtyard
Vilnius
Laid over an older garden, the courtyard boasts an 18th-century observatory painted with zodiacal signs.
Lithuania
This attractive Catholic church has an unlikely onion dome – a reminder of its Russian origins.
Vilnius
This smaller courtyard of Vilnius University is named for a 17th-century Professor of Rhetoric.
Latvia
This sculpture ensemble by Ojārs Feldbergs looks like a stone garden designed by aliens.
Vilnius
A handsome late-Baroque church, and adjoining monastery, built by the Jesuits.
Church of the Saint Virgin's Apparition
Vilnius
The silver domes of this Orthodox Church mark one side of Gedimino prospektas.
Lithuania
This tiny museum focuses on ethnography and also hosts temporary exhibitions.
Orthodox Church of the Nativity
Lithuania
A 19th-century Orthodox church partly funded by Tsarina Maria Aleksandrovna.
Kaunas Technological University
Kaunas
The largest technical university in the Baltics, established in 1922.
St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Latvia
The onion-domed church was built near the modern ferry pier in 1901,
Western Estonia & the Islands
This 5.8m-high erratic boulder stands near Diby in the northeast.
