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Latvian War Museum

Worth a detourRiga, Latvia

What it is

Free-admission military history museum in a 14th-c. tower, a remnant of the original city walls.

Pair it with

Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.

  1. 1Art Museum Riga Bourse300 m · $13 · about €12
  2. 2Latvian National Museum of Art600 m · $13 · about €12
  3. 3The Corner House1.2 km · $17 · about €15

    One of the weirdest tour guides

Also on the block, if you have time

1991 Barricades Museum (300 m, free), Museum of the Occupation of Latvia (500 m), Romans Suta and Aleksandra Beļcova Museum (700 m), Jews in Latvia Museum (800 m, free).

Skip Latvian Museum of Architecture (300 m), even if you’re passing.