The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."

Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.

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

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

This enormous abstract sculpture is part jungle gym, part elaborate noise-making machine.

Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

This bridge uses an inverted bowstring truss and is believed to be the only of its kind in the United States.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

A serene public space nestled within the remains of Glasgow’s Victorian maternity hospital

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.