Lappajärvi, Finland
Lake Lappajärvi
Nuclear waste experts study this prehistoric crater lake to envision landscapes one million years in the future.
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Lappajärvi, Finland
Nuclear waste experts study this prehistoric crater lake to envision landscapes one million years in the future.
Inari, Finland
This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.
Paris, France
Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Paris, France
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
Paris, France
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Paris, France
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Paris, France
A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.
Hauterives, France
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Salla, Finland
Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.
Parikkala, Finland
Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.
Budapest, Hungary
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
Budapest, Hungary
A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.
Budapest, Hungary
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
Budapest, Hungary
Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Budapest, Hungary
This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.
Budapest, Hungary
A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.
Nuuk, Greenland
Thousands of letters to Santa get delivered to this mailbox in Greenland.
Nuuk, Greenland
1% of Greenland's entire population used to live in this single building, which is now slated for demolition.
Qaqortoq, Greenland
No longer the only, but definitely the oldest, fountain in Greenland.
Narsarsuaq, Greenland
An experimental forest at the foreground of arboreal science is also the canary in the coal mine for climate change.