Stockholm, Sweden
Vikingaliv Runestone
Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.
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Stockholm, Sweden
Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.
Stockholm, Sweden
When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.
Stockholm, Sweden
Located in an old church, this brewery produces a different kind of holy water.
Stockholm, Sweden
A Japanese video game arcade hides in the back of a Swedish pool hall.
Tallinn, Estonia
The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.
Tallinn, Estonia
This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.
Helsinki, Finland
The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Four whimsical figures make for an unexpected sight along an urban commuter route.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Prank chair from an 18th-century Danish royal court shows the eternal popularity of fart jokes.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hidden in plain sight, a gravestone seemingly inscribed from the future stands among the cemetery’s historic tombs.
Tallinn, Estonia
A massive tribute to Estonian history and culture.
Tallinn, Estonia
During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.
Tallinn, Estonia
A series of concentric circles represented a bold new experiment in socialist urban planning, and it notoriously difficult to get around.
Tallinn, Estonia
This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.
Tallinn, Estonia
This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.
Tallinn, Estonia
A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Traditional Danish spot where the schnapps are flowing and the smørrebrød is loaded.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.
Espoo, Finland
Visit Finnish architect Matti Suuronen's first UFO-shaped home.
Savonlinna, Finland
This island castle now hosts a world-famous opera festival.
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The grandest stage for the world's foremost masters of invisible instruments.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An independent cinema housed in a former pathological anatomy laboratory.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The smallest bar in Amsterdam has stayed in the family since 1798.