Potsdam, Germany
Grave of the Potato King
If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.
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Potsdam, Germany
If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.
Potsdam, Germany
Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Słubice, Poland
The first, and perhaps only, monument dedicated to Wikipedia.
Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
An abstract and eyecatching clock/fountain is the centerpiece of this little-known German city.
Berlin, Germany
A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.
Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
This unique medieval artwork featuring the story of the Antichrist remained lost for decades.
Lisbon, Portugal
In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.
Uppsala, Sweden
Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.
Uppsala, Sweden
Uppsala's adorable feline sign celebrates a popular children's book set in the Swedish city.
Stockholm, Sweden
Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.
Stockholm, Sweden
A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sound travels strangely in this underground whispering gallery.
Stockholm, Sweden
This giant subway sculpture celebrates the fruit that inspired the theory of gravity.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.
Stockholm, Sweden
Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.
Stockholm, Sweden
An abstract representation of weather in Sweden.
Stockholm, Sweden
It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.
Stockholm, Sweden
A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.
Stockholm, Sweden
A concrete mushroom that divided Stockholm residents for nearly a century.
Corte Pequena, Portugal
Before this rocky hill was home to a chapel, it was used as a lookout by Romans and Moors.