Florence, Italy
The Fountain of Bacchino
A whimsical Renaissance fountain sculpture from Florence, world-renowned for defying convention.
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Florence, Italy
A whimsical Renaissance fountain sculpture from Florence, world-renowned for defying convention.
Florence, Italy
A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Florence, Italy
The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.
Florence, Italy
Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.
Helsinki, Finland
The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.
Helsinki, Finland
This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.
Helsinki, Finland
These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.
Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Helsinki, Finland
Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Helsinki, Finland
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Tallinn, Estonia
This figure was carved in the likeness of a voyeur, so that every time he spied across the street, he would find only himself staring back.
Tallinn, Estonia
This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.
Tallinn, Estonia
Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.
Tallinn, Estonia
During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.
Tallinn, Estonia
A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.
Tallinn, Estonia
Take a seat and hear a song by the composer Frédéric Chopin.
Tallinn, Estonia
The Guardian of Tallinn.
Tallinn, Estonia
Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.