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

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

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

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

The pyramid and dome deep inside the Dzūkija forest are believed to channel divine energy.

This magnificent Art Deco church is a reflection of Lithuania’s turbulent history.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.