Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

A long-disputed lighthouse built on the wrong side of a Finnish/Swedish island.

This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.

This bed and breakfast is steeped in history and offers guests a unique way to experience nature—glass igloos on a frozen lake.

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

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

One of the oldest structures in Helsinki is this burrow grave that dates back to the Bronze Age.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

You can still see bits of the camouflage used to hide this Art Deco building from bombers during World War II.

This unusually-named reservoir found a second life as a nature preserve.

A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.

It’s fun to stay at the YMCA… but at this London outpost, it’s even more fun to eat the Bombay aloo.

A haunting painting meant to capture the calamity of World War I.

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.