During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

One of the oldest structures in Helsinki is this burrow grave that dates back to the Bronze Age.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

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

No matter how many times this community-run sauna gets destroyed, it always rises from the ashes.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

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.

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

This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.

A concrete mushroom that divided Stockholm residents for nearly a century.

A temporary art piece to celebrate LGBTQ Pride is now a permanent part of Stockholm's traffic landscape.

Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.

This unique sculpture is often overlooked by pedestrians.

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.

Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.