Join Our Explorations

From admiring Riga's fabulous architecture to passing a day at the Zoo, there's a world of sights to explore in Rīga and across Latvia. While we've covered many in the accounts of our trips around Latvia, there are places and treks special to us—and we hope to you also—that we've taken the time to explore in more detail to share them with you.

• The Riga Zoo, Exploring Riga's 40 acre (16 hectare) zoo. An easy ride on the No. 11 tram from the center of town.
• Alberta Iela, One of the finest surviving examples of the German Art Nouveau movement of a century ago.
• Pilgrimage to the Past, Peters seeks his family's roots in Kurzeme and Vidzeme—where his mother returns to the scene of her own childhood after more than half a century.
• The Organ of Liepaja's Church of the Holy Trinity, The most intact surviving handiwork of J.S. Bach's favorite master organ builder.