Saariselkä, Finland
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort
Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.
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Saariselkä, Finland
Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.
Murmansk, Russia
The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.
Inari, Finland
This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.
Pfronten, Germany
Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.
Vienna, Austria
The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sail in for a ’dam good slice.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.
Paris, France
This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.
Paris, France
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
London, England
This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.
London, England
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.
London, England
The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.
London, England
This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.
London, England
One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.
London, England
Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.
London, England
Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
Oslo, Norway
Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.
Durban, South Africa
The loneliest plant in the world resides at the Durban Botanic Gardens...mostly.
Mogale, South Africa
Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.
West Rand, South Africa
Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.