A 246-foot-high revolving restaurant rises unexpectedly from a forested Finnish hilltop.

This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.

An abandoned amusement park turned street art gallery with open walls for visitors to spray paint.

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

Nuclear waste experts study this prehistoric crater lake to envision landscapes one million years in the future.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

The smallest restaurant in the world.

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.

This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.

An incredibly durable timepiece glows beneath shoppers' feet.

The grandest stage for the world's foremost masters of invisible instruments.

This misspelled graffiti reappears every time it is removed.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.

This bed and breakfast is steeped in history and offers guests a unique way to experience nature—glass igloos on a frozen lake.

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

A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.

In a city of wooden houses, this watchtower was vital for early fire detection.

An opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Nobel Peace Prize winners.

An art project designed to encourage people to explore and investigate their surroundings more closely