A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

A museum of magic with a Sadist past.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Extraordinary animals sculpted from leftover junk.

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

Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.

These 5,000-year-old cave paintings provide a glimpse into prehistoric Finnish life.

This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.

This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.

Nuclear waste experts study this prehistoric crater lake to envision landscapes one million years in the future.

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

The smallest restaurant in the world.

Hidden deep in a forest is this geological wonder carved by glaciers.

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

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

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

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

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

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.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

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