Places Dubbnium Wants to Go

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.

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

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

This misspelled graffiti reappears every time it is removed.

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

This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.

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

These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.

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

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

Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

This abandoned villa of makeshift buildings was once the home of dancer Elis Sinistö.

These lakeside pictographs were some of the first pieces of prehistoric artwork found in Finland.

This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.