Helsinki, Finland
Temppeliaukio Church
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
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Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Helsinki, Finland
This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Tallinn, Estonia
Thousands of graves lurk below the surface of this park.
Tallinn, Estonia
A massive tribute to Estonian history and culture.
Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia
A series of concentric circles represented a bold new experiment in socialist urban planning, and it notoriously difficult to get around.
Tallinn, Estonia
A forest park outside Tallinn full of architectural and artistic curiosities.
Tallinn, Estonia
This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.
Tallinn, Estonia
An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Tallinn, Estonia
This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.
Tallinn, Estonia
Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.
Tallinn, Estonia
Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.
Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia
A large boulder was declared a local landmark by a popular vlogger.
Tallinn, Estonia
A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.
Tallinn, Estonia
This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.
Tallinn, Estonia
Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.
Tallinn, Estonia
This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.
Tallinn, Estonia
Dedicated to the untimely death of American balloonist and parachutist.
Tallinn, Estonia
The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.
Aarhus, Denmark
Long before the hollyhocks and colorful facades, this lane was notorious for witch trials, infanticide, and prostitution.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.