Places Muikkunen Wants to Go

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.

An immersive exhibition that meditates on death and life.

Enjoy a flaming concoction steeped in steampunk, magic, and alchemy at this experimental cocktail bar.

One of the oldest structures in Helsinki is this burrow grave that dates back to the Bronze Age.

In the waters outside Helsinki, a tiny island once used as a military outpost now welcomes visitors.

A former smithy turned cultural hub with the capital's largest mural space.

No matter how many times this community-run sauna gets destroyed, it always rises from the ashes.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

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

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.

Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.