It looks like an evil Lego Brick dropped by a giant. You can walk under it and if you face away from it there are fantastic views of Old riga from almost every angle. Some want to keep it, some want...

One of the most magnificent buildings in Town Hall Square is the House of Blackheads (circa 1334 and rebuilt in 1995-99), which once hosted a brotherhood of foreign merchants and now serves as both a museum and concert hall.

Specialty museum features more than 100 motor vehicles dating from the early 20th century including motorcycles, military vehicles, cars manufactured in Latvia and limousines that once belonged to Molotov and Brezhnev in the Kremlin.

TheSkyline Bar is located on the 26th floor of the Reval Hotel and offers fantastic views across the city. The bar offers cocktails and snacks and is open Sunday - Thursday 15:00 - 02:00 Friday...

  The Freedom Monument holds in her hands three stars, symbolising the three reigions of Latvia:  Courland (Kurzeme), Livland (Vidzeme), Lettgallen (Latga... Throughout the centuries these regions...

Riga Castle, a large, yellow, jolly building on the river downstream from the old town, is the Official residence of Latvia's president. Because of this, much of it is out-of-bounds to tourists. There

In a forest just to east of the city limits of Riga, exists the Latvian Ethnic Open Air Museum.  Take the A2 (E77) road ot of town and if you get to the crossroads of the E67 and A4 then you have gone

The story behind this unique architecture tells of its Latvian owner who was denied membership in the powerful Great Guild; to show his displeasure, he built two cat sculptures on his roof with their backsides facing the Guild and their tails straight up to finish the insult.

First completed in 1270 as a bishop's cathedral, this magnificent building features a large organ (circa 1884) that boasts 6,768 pipes, making it one of the biggest in the world.