Matavun, Slovenia
Skocjan Caves
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
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Matavun, Slovenia
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Predjama, Slovenia
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
Örencik, Turkey
This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Ferizaj, Kosovo
Christianity and Islam have clashed, yet here a Serbian Orthodox church and a mosque stand together.
Pristina, Kosovo
A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.
Oulu, Finland
This misspelled graffiti reappears every time it is removed.
Helsinki, Finland
This building featuring Brutalist architecture has a rich media production history.
Rosala, Finland
The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.
Jääkäri, Finland
These 5,000-year-old cave paintings provide a glimpse into prehistoric Finnish life.
Lahti, Finland
Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.
Kirkkonumm, Finland
This abandoned villa of makeshift buildings was once the home of dancer Elis Sinistö.
Ranua, Finland
Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.
Inari, Finland
This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.
Hailuoto, Finland
This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.
Hammarland, Finland
A long-disputed lighthouse built on the wrong side of a Finnish/Swedish island.
Turku, Finland
A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.
Kittilä, Finland
A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.
Virolahti, Finland
Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.
Oulu, Finland
This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.
Lappajärvi, Finland
Nuclear waste experts study this prehistoric crater lake to envision landscapes one million years in the future.
Rovaniemi, Finland
If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.
Leppävirta, Finland
Hidden deep in a forest is this geological wonder carved by glaciers.