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

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.

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

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

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

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

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

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.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

The history and future of cannabis.

An exquisite and eclectic selection of African masks stands out within a massive woodcarving marketplace.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

The former home of an Italian artist is now a shrine to his ambitious works.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.