Popular tourist destination now stands as a memorial to Sam the koala.

This 20-story artwork on a public housing block is the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere and tells the story of a community.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

The last street gas lamps in Hong Kong.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

One of the oldest structures in Helsinki is this burrow grave that dates back to the Bronze Age.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.

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

Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.

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

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

An "evil painter" included pointed symbols in this artwork to poke fun at members of the Danish Parliament.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

Prank chair from an 18th-century Danish royal court shows the eternal popularity of fart jokes.

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

These ancient rune stones plucked from the countryside now call this university park home.