One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

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

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

Atop this electronic store resides a massive fighter jet.

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

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

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

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

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

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

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

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.