Helsinki, Finland
Lyhdynkantajat (The Lantern Bearers)
These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.
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Helsinki, Finland
These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.
Helsinki, Finland
Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.
Helsinki, Finland
A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.
Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Helsinki, Finland
This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.
Helsinki, Finland
In the waters outside Helsinki, a tiny island once used as a military outpost now welcomes visitors.
Tallinn, Estonia
A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.
Tallinn, Estonia
Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.
Tallinn, Estonia
A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.
Tallinn, Estonia
This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.
Tallinn, Estonia
The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.
Tallinn, Estonia
This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.
Tallinn, Estonia
The Guardian of Tallinn.
Tallinn, Estonia
During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.
Tallinn, Estonia
Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.
Tallinn, Estonia
The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.
Tallinn, Estonia
Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.
Tallinn, Estonia
Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.
Tallinn, Estonia
This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.
Tallinn, Estonia
The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.
Tallinn, Estonia
This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Brampton, Ontario
This metal sculpture is a tribute to the Canadian Pacific Railway, which had a station in the village that has now been converted into a library.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.