On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

This hat-shaped fountain pays tribute to a centuries-old textile tradition in the Yucatán Peninsula.

A rare octagonal brick beacon on an isolated island in the Baltic.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Site of the 1889 murder-suicide of crown prince Rudolf and his lover Mary Vetsera.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

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

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

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

This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.

The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

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

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.

A diorama lover's dream world.

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

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