A towering sculpture, likened to an adult toy, sparked local and national debate.

This figure was carved in the likeness of a voyeur, so that every time he spied across the street, he would find only himself staring back.

Pigduck of Turku.

This hidden stone has absorbed decades of human anxiety.

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

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

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.

This windmill has been grinding pigments for traditional paints for more than 200 years.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

Thousands of graves lurk below the surface of this park.

A monument commemorating the 852 lives lost in the sinking of the MS Estonia.

This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.

A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.