A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

No matter how many times this community-run sauna gets destroyed, it always rises from the ashes.

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

A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.

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

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

The etchings on this narrow channel between two islands bear witness to maritime travelers who have passed through since the Middle Ages.

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

The smallest restaurant in the world.

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

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

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

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.

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.

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

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

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

A national collection of Communist-era musical posters.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".