This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

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

Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.

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

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

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

This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.

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

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

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

An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.

The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.