Places nenemiliz Wants to Go

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

The door to the museum holds a unique artifact from the Finnish Civil War.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.

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

This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

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

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.

This art installation at an abandoned lipstick factory has distinct anti-capitalist vibes.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

Suffocating dogs was a common spectacle in the fumes of this noxious cave.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.