Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
On a recent journey to Latvia, I had the opportunity to join a guided tour of the KGB Museum in Riga. The KGB operated in Latvia between 1940 and 1941 and also between 1944 to 1991. Known also as "The Corner House," the former KGB Headquarters in Riga is today a museum.
While accessing the rooms on the ground floor is free (there's a small exhibition regarding the KGB operations in Latvia), you can only see a good part of the building if you join a one-hour guided tour. Therefore, I strongly recommend booking a tour: the guides are knowledgeable, and you'll hear plenty of info about the atrocities in the KGB building.
This video from the KGB Museum in Riga, Latvia, is shot in 4K (30 fps) with the DJI Osmo Pocket; you can see the device here: amzn.to/3uUdoLa.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Approaching the KGB Building
0:29 - Start of the guided tour
0:39 - Tour guide explaining the KGB interrogation process
1:22 - Tour guide explains the conditions in the KGB prison cells
1:58 - At the courtyard
2:39 - A walk through some rooms
3:32 - The executions chamber
4:37 - Out in the streets of Riga (outro)
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On a recent journey to Latvia, I had the opportunity to join a guided tour of the KGB Museum in Riga. The KGB operated in Latvia between 1940 and 1941 and also between 1944 to 1991. Known also as "The Corner House," the former KGB Headquarters in Riga is today a museum.
While accessing the rooms on the ground floor is free (there's a small exhibition regarding the KGB operations in Latvia), you can only see a good part of the building if you join a one-hour guided tour. Therefore, I strongly recommend booking a tour: the guides are knowledgeable, and you'll hear plenty of info about the atrocities in the KGB building.
This video from the KGB Museum in Riga, Latvia, is shot in 4K (30 fps) with the DJI Osmo Pocket; you can see the device here: amzn.to/3uUdoLa.
Please LIKE the video if you enjoyed watching it, and SUBSCRIBE for more videos from my journeys.
Visit my travel blog for more: LettersToBarbara.com
#riga #kgb
Timestamps:
0:00 - Approaching the KGB Building
0:29 - Start of the guided tour
0:39 - Tour guide explaining the KGB interrogation process
1:22 - Tour guide explains the conditions in the KGB prison cells
1:58 - At the courtyard
2:39 - A walk through some rooms
3:32 - The executions chamber
4:37 - Out in the streets of Riga (outro)
**Some links are affiliate links. If you decide to buy something through the affiliate links in this post, I might get a small commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
