This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

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

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

These 5,000-year-old cave paintings provide a glimpse into prehistoric Finnish life.

These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

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

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

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

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

Originally built for nuclear power plant workers, this church sits between apartment buildings.

A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.