A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

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

A home for Spain's version of the Tooth Fairy, hidden in an old gas company register.

This phone booth was recreated to honor "La cabina," considered the best horror film in the history of Spanish television.

This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.

The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

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

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

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

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.