In a city of wooden houses, this watchtower was vital for early fire detection.

An opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Nobel Peace Prize winners.

An art project designed to encourage people to explore and investigate their surroundings more closely

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.

Near where the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition launched, there is a monument to 'Scott of the Antarctic'

The man-made mound once voted the best landmark in the UK.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

Dedicated to the lives lost during a fatal stampede in the Nyamiha Station.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

Old cabin-like homes in a rural community untouched by time are known for their vibrant and colorful window shutters.

Remains of the old fortification along the Western border of the USSR, now an elaborate defense museum.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.