Riga, Latvia: Must-See Attractions

✨ Top Picks 🔔 St. Peter’s Church ⛪ ✔️Entry: €2 (church only) 📚Viewing platform: +€5 (student price) 🔔Height: 123m – panoramic city views! ✅Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Best on sunny days—winter winds are brutal!) 🍊 House of the Blackheads 🏰 ✔️Gothic splendor outside, treasure-filled halls inside (silverware, paintings, sculptures). ✅Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (History buffs’ paradise!) 🍊 Cat House 🐈 ✅The legend: A scorned merchant built it with tail-flipping cats to spite the guild. ✔️Compromise? Cats now face the guild head-on. ✅Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Quirky and iconic!) 🍊 Powder Tower 💣 ✔️Medieval defense tower turned military museum. ✅Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (For war history enthusiasts!) 🍊 Freedom Monument 🗽 ✔️42m tall, honoring 1918–1920 independence fighters. ✅Fun fact: Latvia’s blood-red flag 🇱🇻 symbolizes sacrifice; white = peace. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Powerful symbolism!) 🍊 Mangalsala Breakwater 🌊 ✔️Baltic Sea views, but a trek from downtown. ✅Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (For coastal souls!) #Latvia #Riga #BalticTravel #Explore