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

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

The first European-style university in western Sub-Saharan Africa.

The oldest of its kind in the country, this tree sits where formerly enslaved people are said to have founded the city of Freetown.

This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Fourteen sculptures showing the development of a fetus stand outside a hospital for women and children.

The enormous diamond-shaped building packs a trove of academic and literary treasures into one futuristic space.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.