"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

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

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

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

Children’s timeless joy is remembered in the fast-developing Myeongdong district of Seoul.

Archaeological sites and great food inside the island's largest mangrove forest.

A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.

One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.