66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

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

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

A giant gorilla made of used car tires used to sit sentinel over a Helsinki college campus.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

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

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

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

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

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.