An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

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.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

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.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."

Its collection offers a glimpse into the Russian Old Believers' centuries-old way of life.

This old and disused water tower has received a new life as an art gallery with a piano staircase.

A series of concentric circles represented a bold new experiment in socialist urban planning, and it notoriously difficult to get around.

A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.

This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.

Hundreds of small crosses have been carved into the bark of the trees outside this small Estonian village.

This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.

Hundreds of unusual wheel crosses poke above the earth in this small Estonian cemetery.

Tombstones buried in overgrown grass mark the deceased occupants of this abandoned graveyard.

Two well-hidden huts let animal lovers spend the night among the bears, wolves, and other predators of the forest.

Legend says lovers who hold hands while venturing along this stone jetty and kiss at the end will remain together forever.