Strasbourg, France
Château Musée Vodou
This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.
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Strasbourg, France
This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.
Eichenau, Germany
This small town in Germany was once a center of peppermint production, and has the museum to prove it.
Hanover, Germany
This gilded emblem was once stolen by a Cookie Monster impostor, who demanded a charitable ransom for its return.
Lübeck, Germany
Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.
Ulm, Germany
A typical crusty old museum this isn't.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.
Inari, Finland
This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.
Pello, Finland
A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.
Naantali, Finland
A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.
Leppävirta, Finland
Hidden deep in a forest is this geological wonder carved by glaciers.
Sirkka, Finland
In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.
Suomussalmi, Finland
Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.
Övertorneå N, Sweden
A Swedish town came up with an out-of-the-box way to eliminate the bloodthirsty insects.
Rosala, Finland
The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.
Helsinki, Finland
Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.
Helsinki, Finland
On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.
Salla, Finland
Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.
Helsinki, Finland
A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.
Helsinki, Finland
A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.
Kemi, Finland
This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
Frankfurt, Germany
This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.
Birmingham, England
England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.
Birmingham, England
This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.
Belgrade, Serbia
One of Belgrade's most beloved animals.