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Belmaco Cave

La Palma, Spain

Belmaco Cave

This cave was the former seat of power for two brothers who ruled together as kings.

Looking southward.

La Palma, Spain

The Tidal Waterspout of Los Cancajos

Marvel at this massive waterspout fueled by the incoming tide.

1/4 Milestone of Stockholm

Stockholm, Sweden

1/4 Milestone of Stockholm

This stone obelisk is a relic of the 17th-century Swedish mile markers.

Salinas de Los Cancajos

La Palma, Spain

Los Cancajos Salt Factory

These old towers extract salt from the sea.

Porís de Candelaria

El Jesús, Spain

Porís de Candelaria

A small fishing village hidden inside a rocky cave overlooking the sea

Roque de los Muchachos Helicopter Pads.

La Palma, Spain

Roque de los Muchachos Helicopter Pads

The four landings commemorate a royal visit to Europe's biggest observatory.

One of the skulls.

Stockholm, Sweden

'The Battle of Gotland 1361' Exhibit

This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.

Memorial of Carl Linnaeus.

Uppsala, Sweden

Burial Site of Carl Linnaeus

The final resting place of the father of modern biological taxonomy.

Grave of Anders Celsius.

Uppsala, Sweden

Tomb of Anders Celsius

A small church in Uppsala hides the grave of a renowned 18th-century astronomer.

Cloth displaying the bloodstains of King Gustavus Adolphus.

Stockholm, Sweden

The Royal Armoury

A king's bloodstained shirt is among the gruesome collection of artifacts displayed below Stockholm's Royal Palace.

The pools.

La Palma, Spain

La Fajana Natural Pools

You can soak in three relaxing pools filled daily by the tide.

"Los Tios."

La Palma, Spain

'Los Tios'

The four-story mural is the centerpiece of a lavish hotel's lush atrium.

R1 Nuclear Reactor

Stockholm, Sweden

R1 Nuclear Reactor

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

Victoriahuset.

Stockholm, Sweden

Victoriahuset (Victoria House)

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

The First Grave of Descartes

Stockholm, Sweden

The First Grave of René Descartes

Inside this church, a monument honors the first burial site of the famed philosopher.

Jarnblocket.

Stockholm, Sweden

Järnblocket (Iron Boulder)

A prehistoric geological oddity tucked behind Stockholm's natural history museum.

Charlotte Müller.

Göttingen, Germany

Charlotte Müller Statue

A beloved street vendor is memorialized outside a German train station.

Planetenweg Göttingen

Göttingen, Germany

Planetenweg Göttingen

A 1:2 billion-scale solar system leads visitors into this German university town.

Wunden der Erinnerung (Wounds of Memory), LMU Library

Munich, Germany

Wunden der Erinnerung (Wounds of Memory), LMU Library

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

Fraunhofer Refractor at the Deutsches Museum

Munich, Germany

Fraunhofer Refractor at the Deutsches Museum

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

Pinakothek der Moderne Futuro House
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Munich, Germany

Pinakothek der Moderne Futuro House

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

Viscardigasse

Munich, Germany

Viscardigasse

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Speciality shop in scientific and pharmaceutical objects.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Nieuwe Spiegelstraat

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

The Hash, Marijuana and Hemp Museum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Hash, Marijuana and Hemp Museum

The history and future of cannabis.

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