A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

The smallest restaurant in the world.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

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

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

Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

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

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

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

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

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

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

The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.

Two massive boulders, rocking back and forth with the ebbing of the sea.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .