Rovaniemi, Finland
Santa Claus's Main Post Office
Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.
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Rovaniemi, Finland
Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.
Vienna, Austria
Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.
Savonlinna, Finland
This island castle now hosts a world-famous opera festival.
Stockholm, Sweden
There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Turku, Finland
A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.
Tampere, Finland
The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.
Tallinn, Estonia
Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.
Tallinn, Estonia
The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.
Tallinn, Estonia
This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.
Tallinn, Estonia
During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.
Tallinn, Estonia
A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.
Tallinn, Estonia
Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.
Tallinn, Estonia
A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.
Tallinn, Estonia
The Guardian of Tallinn.
Tallinn, Estonia
A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.
Tallinn, Estonia
The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
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.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Røst, Norway
The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.
Tampere, Finland
The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.
Strasbourg, France
There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.