This gigantic monument hidden in the woods was built to thank the Dutch for sheltering Belgian refugees during World War I.

In 2008, this Mexico City metro station was the site of an hours-long fight between emo, punk, and goth groups.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

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

No matter how many times this community-run sauna gets destroyed, it always rises from the ashes.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

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

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

Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.