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L’horloge Fleurie (The Flower Clock)

Geneva, Switzerland

L’horloge Fleurie (The Flower Clock)

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

Repère Pierre du Niton

Geneva, Switzerland

Repère Pierre du Niton

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.

Wandering the Immeasurable.

Meyrin, Switzerland

'Wandering the Immeasurable'

CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.

Heidelberg's Old Bridge Monkey.

Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberg Bridge Monkey

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

Goslar Nail Head

Goslar, Germany

Goslar Nail Head

This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.

The statue.

Goslar, Germany

Dukatenmännchen

This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.

Liberation of Belsen Concentration Camp April 1945: Women and children herded together in one of the camp huts

Lohheide, Germany

Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp

A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.

The Jelling stones, encased behind glass.

Jelling, Denmark

Jelling Viking Monuments

Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.

Hengifoss.

Iceland

Hengifoss

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

The Arctic Henge

Raufarhöfn, Iceland

The Arctic Henge

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Dettifoss waterfall.

Iceland

Dettifoss

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

The Apollo Astronaut Training in Iceland memorial, overlooking the charming northern Iceland town of Húsavík.

Húsavík, Iceland

Apollo Astronaut Training Memorial

This monument commemorates NASA’s astronaut training in northern Iceland.

Vista over Goðafoss

Iceland

Godafoss

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Krafla

Iceland

Krafla

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

A mud pot.

Iceland

Námafjall

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

A toxic-smelling steam rises from the mud.

Iceland

Námaskarð

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

Grjótagjá
Permanently Closed

Iceland

Grjótagjá

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

Akureyri Heart-Shaped Traffic Lights

Akureyri, Iceland

Akureyri Heart-Shaped Traffic Lights

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

Giant Viking Beer Can

Akureyri, Iceland

Giant Viking Beer Can

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

Grafarkirkja

Iceland

Grafarkirkja

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

Djúpavík former herring processing factory

Iceland

Abandoned Djúpavík Herring Factory

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

Óshlíð

Hnífsdalur, Iceland

Óshlíð

One of the world’s most dangerous roads may be this abandoned shore route in Iceland.

The Garðar BA 64 at Patreksfjordur.

Iceland

Garðar BA 64

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

Puffins at Látrabjarg.

Iceland

Látrabjarg

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

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