Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

This small shrine is dedicated to the designer of the first Russian fighter jet and his brother, who became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

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

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

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

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

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

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

This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.

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

This island castle now hosts a world-famous opera festival.

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

A solitary lighthouse in Spain was an inspiration to the great Jules Verne.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

A beautiful modern church dedicated to the teleporting patron saint of Andorra.

After local authorities changed the design, the building's architect, Le Corbusier, wanted nothing to do with it.

The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.