Helsinki, Finland
Sibelius Monument
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
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Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Helsinki, Finland
These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.
Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Helsinki, Finland
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
Helsinki, Finland
Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.
Athens, Greece
View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.
Athens, Greece
This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.
Athens, Greece
This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.
Athens, Greece
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Athens, Greece
Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Kairouan, Tunisia
This grand hydraulic installation has provided water for townspeople since the Middle Ages.
Carthage, Tunisia
An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.
Tozeur, Tunisia
The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.
Carthage, Tunisia
An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.
Tunis, Tunisia
Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.
Tunis, Tunisia
The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.
Valletta, Malta
After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.
Mosta, Malta
This garage is frozen in the late 1990s, full of rare and untouched cars and motorcycles.
Valletta, Malta
Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.
Valletta, Malta
This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.