Turku, Finland
Turku Cathedral
A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.
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Turku, Finland
A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.
Stockholm, Sweden
A heated statue pays tribute to one of Sweden's great actresses.
Stockholm, Sweden
Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.
Stockholm, Sweden
This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.
Stockholm, Sweden
A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.
Stockholm, Sweden
One of the earliest subway stations in Stockholm, which still looks like the 1950s.
Stockholm, Sweden
The 19th-century home of Count and Countess von Hallwyl is now a museum.
Stockholm, Sweden
This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.
Stockholm, Sweden
This centuries-old rooster survived a devastating fire.
Stockholm, Sweden
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.
Stockholm, Sweden
Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.
Stockholm, Sweden
Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.
Stockholm, Sweden
Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.
Malaga, Spain
This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.
Weston-super-Mare, England
The world's largest museum devoted solely to the whirlybird comes complete with its own chopper graveyard.
Totnes, England
One could not be blamed for literally walking all over this supposed landmark.
Kouklia, Cyprus
This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.
Gloucester, England
The tomb of a deposed king that drew medieval pilgrims to Gloucester
Cheddar, England
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
Malmesbury, England
The last known resting place of the king who united England.
Cirencester, England
This fascinating museum takes visitors through Britain’s Roman past.
Cirencester, England
Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.
Minions, England
Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.