Places brandyaquinn Wants to Go

Visit Finnish architect Matti Suuronen's first UFO-shaped home.

A giant gorilla made of used car tires used to sit sentinel over a Helsinki college campus.

The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

The door to the museum holds a unique artifact from the Finnish Civil War.

These historical landmarks stand as reminders of the evolution of animal care and conservation.

In the waters outside Helsinki, a tiny island once used as a military outpost now welcomes visitors.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

A geometric jumble of homes.

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."

A forest park outside Tallinn full of architectural and artistic curiosities.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

An infamous former prison is now a biodiverse national park.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.