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

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

Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.

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

Hidden deep in a forest is this geological wonder carved by glaciers.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

This retired stagecoach tavern is the oldest building in Cleveland.

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

A shipwreck named Desire at the shore of Batumi.

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

This extensive collection of vintage Soviet cars is the only one of its kind in the Caucasus.

Ruins of a former government building destroyed during the Georgian-Abkhaz war in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union.

Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.

Located along Lysaya Mountain, this monastery is home to the largest statue of Buddha in Russia.