Isle of Staffa, Scotland
Fingal's Cave
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Enontekiö, Finland
This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.
Leppävirta, Finland
Hidden deep in a forest is this geological wonder carved by glaciers.
Helsinki, Finland
A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.
Helsinki, Finland
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
Kemi, Finland
This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
Ruokolahti, Finland
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
Helsinki, Finland
A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.
Helsinki, Finland
Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Saariselkä, Finland
Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.
Beram, Croatia
Inside this small chapel tucked away in the forest is one of the most well-preserved Danse Macabre frescos.
Croatia
A self-proclaimed libertarian micro-state on a tiny bit of disputed territory between Serbia and Croatia.
Trsteno, Croatia
The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."
Ston, Croatia
Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.
Trakošćan, Croatia
This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.
Pula, Croatia
One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.
Brištane, Croatia
This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.
Duzluk, Croatia
Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.
Split, Croatia
A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.
Zadar, Croatia
A musical instrument played by the sea.
Komiža, Croatia
An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Alupka, Ukraine
This magnificent Crimean estate was once a playground of the Russian elite.