Some believe that this ancient mural depicts technology far ahead of its time, but in reality it's nothing quite out of place.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

One of the world's most unusual events combines headbanging and needlework.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

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

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

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

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

A rare octagonal brick beacon on an isolated island in the Baltic.

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

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

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

Pigduck of Turku.

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

The grandest stage for the world's foremost masters of invisible instruments.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

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

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

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.