Stockholm, Sweden
Uggleviksreservoaren
This poured-concrete water reservoir is a gem of modernist architecture well-hidden in a city forest.
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Stockholm, Sweden
This poured-concrete water reservoir is a gem of modernist architecture well-hidden in a city forest.
Stockholm, Sweden
An abstract representation of weather in Sweden.
Stockholm, Sweden
From a distance, this structure looks like an ordinary office building but a closer inspection reveals a unique facade.
Strängnäs Ö, Sweden
This strange portrait of six ladies with chicken bodies commemorates a count's dirty habits.
Täby Kyrkby, Sweden
This Viking Age memorial contains the oldest known image of a Täby resident.
Värmdö SO, Sweden
This spa shower is an interactive art piece that reflects the feeling of Scandinavian seasons.
Stockholm, Sweden
A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.
Karlstad, Sweden
This underground car park moonlights as a permanent art exhibition.
Smygehuk, Sweden
This statue standing near Sweden's southernmost point was based on the grandmother of a modern movie star.
Stockholm, Sweden
A concrete mushroom that divided Stockholm residents for nearly a century.
Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname
An old Dutch lightvessel is now stuck in a dock near the mouth of the Suriname River.
Kerma Albeled, Sudan
The best-preserved example of a unique structure in Nubian architecture.
Wadi Halfa, Sudan
These pillars are one of the few remnants from the mysterious lost empire of Makuria.
Mannar, Sri Lanka
The trunk of this 700-year-old tree measures more than 60 feet around, making it the oldest and largest baobab in Sri Lanka.
Daroca, Spain
This tunnel was built in order to protect the village of Daroca from flash floods during rainy seasons.
Sóller, Spain
This historical manor is complete with a magnificent garden.
Avilés, Spain
The young girl gained fame for her atypical size and was regarded as a curiosity by the Spanish aristocracy.
Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain
This 18th-century project to build the world's tallest gravity dam was never completed.
Asturias, Spain
An uninhabited village that preserves and documents rural architecture and an endangered way of life.
Palma, Spain
This historic electric train has operated with regularity since the early 1900s.
Valencia, Spain
Walk into an underground archeological dig, the site of the Roman Forum that was once the center of Valencia.
El Hierro, Spain
An open-air museum showing how people on El Hierro lived from the time of the first settlers until the late 20th century.
La Palma, Spain
Behind this pair of dragon trees, there is a tragic story of lost love.
Güímar, Spain
A large collection of solar and night-time telescopes dot a small area on the Teide mountain range.