Rovaniemi, Finland
Rovaniemi's Arctic Circle Border
If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.
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Rovaniemi, Finland
If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.
Budapest, Hungary
A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.
Stockholm, Sweden
This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.
São Paulo, Brazil
This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.
Uppsala, Sweden
Uppsala's adorable feline sign celebrates a popular children's book set in the Swedish city.
São Paulo, Brazil
This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.
Batumi, Georgia
Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Bayeux, France
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Røst, Norway
The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.
Kiruna, Sweden
These coffin-like Brutalist balconies were inspired by a nearby mine.
Bucharest, Romania
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
Tbilisi, Georgia
When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.
Istanbul, Turkey
A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.
Istanbul, Turkey
The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.
Stockholm, Sweden
A heated statue pays tribute to one of Sweden's great actresses.
Stockholm, Sweden
The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.
Vatican City
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
Budapest, Hungary
This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Inverness, California
The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
Jenner, California
The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.
Malmö, Sweden
This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.
Malmö, Sweden
Swedish mice can dine at the Nuts of Life restaurant or take a date to the amousement park.