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Drøbak Church, or Church of Our Saviour, is a cruciform wooden church, consecrated in 1776. The church was donated by the merchant Niels Carlsen (1734-1809) and his wife Martha Zachariasdatter. It has several old portraits and a rich rococo interior, the altarpiece and pulpit of which were paid for by Martha's father, Zacharias Simonsen Wesseltoft.

Dublin Mosque is a Muslim place of worship and the headquarters of the Islamic Foundation of Ireland.

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. But since it appears on Russian topographic maps of 1880s it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged in the 19th century. Later, in 1939 it appears on maps of Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny (WIG). The oldest tombstone’s date relates to the early 20th century. A significant part of the cemetery was destroyed right after the Second World War.

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. Presumably, it was established at the beginning of the 19th century. It appears on cadastral maps from the beginning of 19th century. According to epigraphic data, it already existed in the 1810s. The fence was installed by ESJF in August 2016.

The Old Synagogue was established in 1352 and gained legal status in the city in 1408. It is owned by the local Jewish community and the main floor functions as a place of worship and a city museum. The interior is a mix of styles from different eras and differs from other European synagogues.

The cemetery was used until World War II, and the most recently preserved gravestone dates to 1938. It preserves 50 gravestones from 1836 to 1938. The site was fenced by ESJF in June 2017.

The Lutheran Dubulti Church is the largest Art Nouveau style stone church in Latvia. The present church was built between 1905 and 1907 by Krišjānis Ķergalvis (1856-1936), a Riga entrepreneur and industrialist and a master mason. The architects of the church were Vilhelms Ludvig Bokslafs (1858-1945) and Edgars Voldemārs Eduards Frīzendorfs (1881-1945). In 1962 the church was converted into a museum and concert hall. It only regained its religious function after Latvia's independence.

The Dudi Hanum Mosque is dedicated to Dudi Hanum, who provided the funds for the construction of the mosque. In 2014, the mosque's minaret was completely demolished. After that, a donation allowed the construction of a new minaret.

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. Since it was not marked on a cadastral map of 1865, most likely it appeared later. The earliest preserved gravestone relates to the end of the 19th century. The cemetery was fenced by ESJF in October 2016.

Hybernů House, an Empire reconstruction of the Baroque Church, became a musical theatre after a long history as a monastery and Gothic church.