Malmö, Sweden
Limhamn Limestone Quarry
This quarry filled with 65 million-year-old limestone is now home to a nature reserve.
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Malmö, Sweden
This quarry filled with 65 million-year-old limestone is now home to a nature reserve.
Rättvik V, Sweden
An oil drilling mistake created this fountain that has been spraying water for over 150 years.
Borlänge V, Sweden
A centuries-old iron mine is now a paradise for explorers, divers, and spelunkers.
Nordingrå, Sweden
Stockholm's famed ghost train is now on display at an art park in northern Sweden.
Borlänge, Sweden
A semi-sterile mutant birch that became Sweden's national tree.
Falun, Sweden
A centuries-old copper mine that once provided two thirds of the world's copper supply.
Avesta, Sweden
A cuddly version of a dark mythological creature now acts as the mascot of a town.
Sigtuna, Sweden
A Swedish phone box converted into an informal village library.
Lund, Sweden
A living descendant of the famous tree that helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity.
Karlshamn N, Sweden
A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.
Simrishamn, Sweden
The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.
Smygehuk, Sweden
Sweden's southernmost point is located in this charming fishing village.
Nynäshamn S, Sweden
A southern Swedish island is home to the last ERSTA artillery battery, meant to protect the shoreline during the Cold War.
Simrishamn V, Sweden
These two springs are tied to several legends, one of which involves the travels of Saint Olof.
Stockholm, Sweden
These airport hangars are now a bustling shopping center with only hints of its past still lingering.
Segovia, Spain
These "mermaids" that surround a plaza in Segovia are rather sphinx-like.
Ponferrada, Spain
This former power station is now a museum dedicated to the region's coal-producing history.
Segovia, Spain
The first mechanized factory in Spain is also one of the most significant mints in the history of money.
Benalmádena, Spain
A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.
Rodalquilar, Spain
This abandoned gold mine found a second life as a post-apocalyptic film set.
Ptuj, Slovenia
The costumes depict the Kurent, the star character of the annual Kurentovanje festival.
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
An unmistakable facial pareidolia in the Julian Alps also includes a fantastic tale.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.
Štulac, Serbia
Serbia's master of striking memorials erected a forgotten, hidden gem in the hills outside a tiny village.