Military Heritage Tourism - Infrastructure

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The pillars of the former German army bridge near Radze

First World War narrow-gauge railway line: Lāčplēsis - Vitkopi

The former railway of the First World War: Vecumnieki - Mercendarbe

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Rangefinder No.2 of the 23rd Shore Battery (1954)

Watch tower of border guards in Salacgrīva

Svētā Nikolaja jūras katedrāle. Karostas cietuma arhīvs

Karosta St.Nicholas Orthodox Sea Cathedral

Zeppelin hangars of Riga Central market

Bijusī Jelgavas Valsts skolotāju institūta ēka. Foto: Wikimedia Commons

Jelgava State Teachers' Institute building at Svētes Street 18, where in 1940-1941 members of the youth resistance were active in

Tempelhofas lauks (Tempelhofer Feld)

Anti-aircraft gun emplacement in Āmurkalna

Pigeon post sea station in Karosta

Soviet border guard post in Jūrmalciems

Memorial plaque at Malnava College

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Excursion "Cold War Exposition in a different way"

Arm yourself with flashlights and get ready to get dirty! You will be given the opportunity to explore the most secret corners of the underground missile launch base and learn the history of this special facility. And where else is the opportunity to spend an hour in a space completely isolated from the outside world! There is no mobile connection, no internet, and the only source of light is a handheld flashlight. The body of those who got here shivers, and when listening to the stories and facts that happened here, the visitor feels a threat to all humanity...

Organized groups: with advance registration of adult groups, up to 30 participants.

Educational program "Games and discoveries at the rocket base"

Do you like history, are you interested in the Cold War period? Want an unconventional museum lesson? We offer such an opportunity at the Cold War exhibition. During the educational program, it will be possible to get acquainted with the historical period of the Cold War and the only operational underground missile launch base in Lithuania. During the education, the participants, divided into groups, perform a variety of tasks promoting active cognition: deciphering a coded secret combat signal, learning to properly put on a gas mask, and getting to know the environment through the senses (hearing, sight, smell and touch).

This education is a game full of interesting stories, tasks, new missions.

The program is intended for students in grades 6-7,
Group size: up to 30 people.

Latvijas kara aviācijas aerodroms. Avots: Gulbenes tūrisma un kultūrvēsturiskā mantojuma centrs.

Latvian military aviation aerodrome

Barta missile base

Valkas dzelzceļa stacija (Valka II). Avots: Gita Memmēna, Vidzemes tūrisma asociācija

Valka train station

Border checkpoint in Kudani

Collection of Soviet military trucks in Dundaga

Foto: Nacionālās pretošanās kustības muzejs

Strazde manor

“Memel-Nord” Coastal Artillery Battery

The first narrow-gauge railway line of the World War era: Lāčplēsis – Latgali

Viesturs (Mihailas) Gate

Naissaar Island

Hara Harbour

Remains of a German army concrete firing point on an island in the Pļaviņa HPP reservoir

Rangefinder No.1 of the 23rd Shore Battery (1941)

Remains of a German army concrete fire point on the banks of the Plavinas HPP

Ruhnu Lighthouse

Lāčplēsis (Aleksandras) Gate

Nuotraukos autorius - Kęstutis Kilinskas.

“Ramovė” Villa club of Lithuanian Officers

Former World War I narrow-gauge railway branch: “Banhoff – Bhf. Waldl. Salit" place

Betona pievedceļš no Mārcienas uz Gaiziņkalnu caur Bērzauni. Avots: Gita Memmēna, Vidzemes tūrisma asociācija

Concrete access road from Mārciena to Gaizinkalns via Bērzauna

Patarei nr 458 neljas suurtükiõu. Autor Tõnu Veldre

Mõntu 127mm beach defense battery

Naval Communication Station in Undva

Saxby (Vormsi) lighthouse

Oriküla Command Centre and Missile Base

Alksnynė Defence Complex

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Former Soviet border guard observation tower in Pāvilosta

Soviet Army Military Base in the Green Forest / “Bunker” Park of Ideas

German army coastguard searchlight site in Usi and border guard post in Kolka

Tahkuna Lighthouse

Daugavpils Technical and Industrial Design Center “Engineers' Arsenal”

Dzelzceļa tilts pār Amatu, 1889.gada 20.jūnijs. Avots: Igaunijas Nacionālais arhīvs

Railway bridge over Amata

Uzbērums vācu militārā dzelceļa posmā Mercendarbe-Skarbe, 2021. Avots: Rīgas plānošanas reģions, autors: Edgars Ražinskis.

Section of the German military railway on the route Mercendarbe-Skarbe

Bijusī Jelgavas 2. vidusskolas ēka mūsdienās. Foto: A. Barševskis

In the territory of Baraka's former sugar factory filtration camp, Aviācijas iela 49, where in 1945 the imprisoned Latvian soldiers were secretly supplied with food by members of the Jelgava resistance organization "Three Star Column"

Pine Hill

Vaiņode air base

Pelči Manor

French Commissariat in Klaipėda

Spitham Radar Station

A Set of Railway Bridge Structures in Kurmaičiai

Papissaare Seaplane Base

Soviet Army Observation Tower (Kurgan of Officers)

Nuotraukos autorius Viktoras Šadauskas, 2020. Klaipėdos apskrities viešosios I. Simonaitytės bibliotekos foto archyvas.

“Memel Sud” Coastal Artillery Battery

Mazirbe boat cemetery

Sv. Trīsvienības baznīcas tornis. 2023. g. Foto: U. Neiburgs

St. The tower of the Trinity Church in Jelgava, Akadēmijas Street 1, where Egon Užkurelis hoisted a homemade Latvian flag in 1952

Dzelzceļa tilts pār Raunu. Avots: Gita Memmēna, Vidzemes tūrisma asociācija

The railway bridge over the river Rauna

Water-lifting building

Fragment of the 4th Infantry Regiment rifle range wall in Kupiškis

Artillery Officers' Building

Foto: J.Smaļinskis. Rekonstruētais tornis

Fire correction tower of the Ventspils 46th Coastal Defence Battery

Rumbula Air Base

Nuotraukos autorius - Salvijus Kulevičius, 2024. Asmeninis Salvijaus Kulevičiaus rinkinys.

The airfield section of the Biržai–Pandėlys road

Fortress (Commandant's) Garden

Dzelzs tilts pār Gauju. Avots: Valmieras tūrisma informācijas centrs

Iron bridge over Gauja in Valmiera

Aegna

Orjaku military harbour

The Coastal Battery No 315 command post (Stebel)

Nuclear warhead storage (hangar) in Plokštinė

Former shop/police building

Mērsrags lighthouse and former border guard

World War I battlefields

Bastion Powder Cellar

Šateikiai railway station

Zvārde shooting range and former Soviet military base "Lapsas"

Commandant's Administration Building

Karosta Water Tower

Liepāja militia building or "Blue miracle"

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Soldiers' barracks

Jelgavas pils. 2024. g. Foto: M. Neiburga

The building of the Agricultural Academy in Jelgava at Lielaja Street 2, where in 1943-1944 members of the Central Council of Latvia worked in

Hullo border outpost

“Nordmolle” Air Defence Battery

Soviet air force target firing ground in Zvārde

"Daugava road" (Düna Weg)

Liepāja coastal artillery battery No. 2

Prince Leopold Straße (Prinz – Leopold Straße)

Unity House

North Pier and Battery No.3 in Karosta

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Vaiņode station

Kaiser Dam (Kaiser - Damm)

Užava Lighthouse

Wheel Hill

Yekeln's headquarters in Talso

Mazirbe Nautical School

"Bambaļi" houses - one of the main places of accommodation for boat refugees

Akmeņrags Lighthouse and the fate of the "Saratov"

Excursion to Akmenrag lighthouse

It is possible to climb the Akmeņraga lighthouse via a spiral staircase. Climbing the lighthouse offers a fantastic view of the sea and surrounding forests. The lighthouse is the main ornament of Akmeņraga. In 2011, during the implementation of the project, the road to the Akmeņraga lighthouse was reconstructed. Far beyond the borders of Akmeņraga, information has spread about the unique collection of amber and stones collected by the lighthouse keeper.

Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre

Tour of the Irbene radio telescope complex

During the tour, visitors have the opportunity to see the RT-8 tower and the expositions located in it about the operation of RT-32 and RT-16 during the USSR, which at that time operated as a space intelligence station. Excursionists will have the opportunity to see the "old" RT-16 antenna, as well as the rest of the territory, as well as a hike through the underground tunnel.