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

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

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

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

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

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

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

The world's most charming instant portrait studio also happens to be its smallest.

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

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

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

Men and special assistants stand by the road to sell the day's catch in this lakeside village.

This small shrine is dedicated to the designer of the first Russian fighter jet and his brother, who became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.

The ruins of a medieval monastery built on a perilous slope.