Places DallasKarhu Wants to Go

The etchings on this narrow channel between two islands bear witness to maritime travelers who have passed through since the Middle Ages.

Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.

This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.

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

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.

The smallest restaurant in the world.

Hidden deep in a forest is this geological wonder carved by glaciers.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

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

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.

Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.

Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

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

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.