These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.

This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

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.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

The only surviving piece of Copenhagen's 16th-century defensive wall.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.