Finland
Högberget Cave
Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.
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Finland
Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.
Salla, Finland
Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.
Naantali, Finland
A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.
Helsinki, Finland
A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.
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
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Suomussalmi, Finland
Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.
Helsinki, Finland
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
Helsinki, Finland
A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Saariselkä, Finland
Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.
Budapest, Hungary
Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.
Budapest, Hungary
How did an Australian statue of the Bard of Avon end up in the Hungarian capital?
Budapest, Hungary
A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
Budapest, Hungary
This statue honors one of Budapest's most beloved literary characters.
Budapest, Hungary
From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.
Budapest, Hungary
On Gellért Hill, this statue depicts the tragic tale of lovers divided by the Danube.
Budapest, Hungary
A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.
Geoagiu, Romania
This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.
Praid, Romania
Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.
Harghita County, Romania
Romania's only crater lake with water as pure as if distilled.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
The Natural History Museum that time forgot.