Iisalmi, Finland
Kuappi
The smallest restaurant in the world.
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Iisalmi, Finland
The smallest restaurant in the world.
Oulu, Finland
This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.
Oulu, Finland
An incredibly durable timepiece glows beneath shoppers' feet.
Hailuoto, Finland
This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.
Raahe, Finland
More than 200 eclectic sculptures surround the artist's home.
Ranua, Finland
This bed and breakfast is steeped in history and offers guests a unique way to experience nature—glass igloos on a frozen lake.
Ranua, Finland
Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.
Kemi, Finland
This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
Salla, Finland
Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.
Pello, Finland
A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.
Enontekiö, Finland
This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.
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.
Saariselkä, Finland
Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.
Inari, Finland
A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.
Cropani, Italy
The pristine waters crossing this forest form a hidden waterfall among the dense vegetation.
Calda, Italy
A small thermal park among the mountains of Southern Italy features a surprising piece of modern art.
Padula, Italy
An omelette made with over 1,000 eggs may have been prepared when Holy Roman Emperor Charles V visited this monastery.
Andria, Italy
Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
This Roman amphitheatre was also the location of the first gladiator school.
Romeno, Italy
A stunning hermit's shrine on a steep rocky spur in Northern Italy.
San Vito di Cadore, Italy
While most books are made of wood, these wooden books are truly made of, and all about wood.
Venzone, Italy
Meet the oldest inhabitants of this Italian hamlet, a series of oddly preserved mummies.
Silea, Italy
A haunting collection of sunken wooden barges litters this Italian river bend.
Possagno, Italy
The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.