Places Lillive Wants to Go

The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.

This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.

This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.

These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.

This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.

The smallest restaurant in the world.

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

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

Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.

In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

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

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.