This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.

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

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

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

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

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

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

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

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

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

This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

Once a year, local students "clean" this statue with a champagne shower.