A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

In the waters outside Helsinki, a tiny island once used as a military outpost now welcomes visitors.

This once-mighty brick factory is now a unique museum experience.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

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

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

An impressive museum dedicated to the resource that made the Scandinavian country rich.

These circular ruins are all that remain of a 17th-century Arctic whaling outpost.

A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.