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Täby Kyrkby, Sweden

Fällbro Runestone (Uppland Runic Inscription Fv1946;258)

This Viking Age memorial contains the oldest known image of a Täby resident.
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La Palma, Spain

Real Santuario Insular de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (Royal Island Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Snows)

The oldest Marian image in the Canary Islands still impresses people nearly half a millennium later.
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Strängnäs Ö, Sweden

'Hönstavlan' ('Picturesque Chickens')

This strange portrait of six ladies with chicken bodies commemorates a count's dirty habits.
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La Palma, Spain

Petroglifos El Calvario (El Calvario Petroglyphs)

Several petroglyphs are all that remain of an ancient pyramid.
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Stockholm, Sweden

'Morgondagens Väder' ('Tomorrow's Weather')

An abstract representation of weather in Sweden.
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El Hierro, Spain

El Pozo de Los Padrones (Well of Los Padrones)

A well drilled into the side of a cliff supplies most of the water consumed on the island of El Hierro.
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El Hierro, Spain

Monumento a la Sabina de El Hierro

Windswept juniper trees resemble surrealistic artwork, however, this juniper is actually a work of art.
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El Hierro, Spain

Cueva Volcánica de Orchilla (Orchilla Lava Tube)

An untouched lava tube accessible to the adventurers.
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Güímar, Spain

Teide Observatory

A large collection of solar and night-time telescopes dot a small area on the Teide mountain range.
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Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain

Monumento a el Enano (Monument to the Dwarf)

A statue commemorating the island's tradition of dancing dwarves in Napoleon hats.
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La Palma, Spain

Dragos Gemelos

Behind this pair of dragon trees, there is a tragic story of lost love.
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El Hierro, Spain

Ecomuseo de Guinea (Ethnographic Museum of Guinea)

An open-air museum showing how people on El Hierro lived from the time of the first settlers until the late 20th century.
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Stockholm, Sweden

Hallwylska Museet (Hallwyl Museum)

The 19th-century home of Count and Countess von Hallwyl is now a museum.
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Stockholm, Sweden

'Moby dick'

A statue that stood at the center of a long copyright battle.
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Täby Kyrkby, Sweden

Täby kyrka (Täby Church)

A medieval church that contains murals from famed artist Albertus Pictor.
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Stockholm, Sweden

Den Optiska Telegrafen (The Optical Telegraph)

The fastest way to send a message before electricity was invented.
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Rotterdam, Netherlands

De Brandgrens (The Blaze Boundary)

These lights mark the area of Rotterdam that was bombed and burned in 1940.
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Stockholm, Sweden

'Humor'

This unique sculpture is often overlooked by pedestrians.
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Stockholm, Sweden

Samkönade Trafikljusen

A temporary art piece to celebrate LGBTQ Pride is now a permanent part of Stockholm's traffic landscape.
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Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm Metro Ventilation Art

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.
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Älvdalen S, Sweden

Njupeskärs Vattenfall

Believed to be the country's tallest waterfall, the Njupeskär is actually much smaller.
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Veitshöchheim, Germany

The Geographical Center of the European Union

This tiny German village has staked claim to being the center of the union following Brexit.
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El Hierro, Spain

Monumento Meridiano Cero (Zero Meridian Monument)

What many consider the original prime meridian and westernmost point of the old world.
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Stockholm, Sweden

Bromma Blocks

These airport hangars are now a bustling shopping center with only hints of its past still lingering.
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