Helsinki, Finland
Fortress of Suomenlinna
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
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Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Tallinn, Estonia
The Guardian of Tallinn.
Tallinn, Estonia
This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Tallinn, Estonia
This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.
Tallinn, Estonia
A large boulder was declared a local landmark by a popular vlogger.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Kiruna, Sweden
The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.
Røst, Norway
The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.
Östersund V, Sweden
Winter roadtrips are a little more exciting on this seasonal, slippery expansion of Sweden's national highway system.
Averøy, Norway
A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
Luster, Norway
A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.
Flåm, Norway
One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.
Aurland, Norway
A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.
Aurland, Norway
Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.
Kvam, Norway
Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.
Odda, Norway
Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."
Karmoy, Norway
A little Lady Liberty stands in the Norway town where the copper for the real thing came from.
Strand, Norway
This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.
Forsand, Norway
This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.
Hjärup, Sweden
This cobblestoned medieval-style town was entirely constructed in the 1990s and 2000s.
Aarhus, Denmark
Denmark’s never-ending bridge.
Helsingborg, Sweden
From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.