A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

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

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

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

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

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

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

A heated statue pays tribute to one of Sweden's great actresses.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.