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

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

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

The world's most charming instant portrait studio also happens to be its smallest.

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This hidden rooftop garden in downtown London offers a quiet respite from a bustling city.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.