A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

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

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

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

Watch the local Netherlands birds from inside this giant eco-egg.

This hidden courtyard in the Andorran capital hosts a unique contemporary sculpture park.

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.

This public amphitheater was once a key part of Monaco’s defense strategy.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

An ancient theatre in the "little Rome of the Alps."

This Swiss cemetery is reserved for people who died in climbing accidents.