Essen, Germany
Zollverein
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
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Essen, Germany
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
Oberhausen, Germany
An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.
Duisburg, Germany
This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.
Exeter, England
These medieval tunnels provided water to the city above through centuries of civil war and plague.
Antwerp, Belgium
Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.
Antwerp, Belgium
A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Berlin, Germany
This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope in the world.
Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Once the longest swing bridge in Europe.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
Roskilde, Denmark
Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.
Blåvand, Denmark
These old World War II fortifications have been transformed into an unusual equine attraction.
Løkken, Denmark
An abandoned lighthouse awaits its destiny: being buried under shifting sand.
Skagen, Denmark
The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.
Lund, Sweden
This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.
Malmö, Sweden
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.
Landskrona, Sweden
This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.
Ystad, Sweden
According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.
Allinge, Denmark
Northern Europe’s largest castle ruins sit precariously on an island cliffside.
Hasle, Denmark
Local legend says a monk brought Christianity to Bornholm through his sermons in a cave inside this free-standing rock.