Ängelholm, Sweden
Michael Jackson HIStory Statue
An original from the King of Pop's 1995 army of ten fiberglass giants, now looming in a Swedish industrial area
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Västerås, Sweden
Utter Inn
A floating underwater hotel, created by a Swedish artist.
Ekerö V, Sweden
Björn Järnsidas Hög (Björn Ironsides Mound)
The suspected burial mound of legendary Viking Björn Ironside.
Stockholm, Sweden
Omnipollo's Church
Located in an old church, this brewery produces a different kind of holy water.
Stockholm, Sweden
Colour by Numbers
This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.
Stockholm, Sweden
Wooden Horse Museum
This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.
Stockholm, Sweden
Aifur
Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.
Stockholm, Sweden
The Cuckold of Skeppsbron
A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.
Stockholm, Sweden
Mårten Trotzigs Gränd
Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.
Stockholm, Sweden
The Royal Armoury
A king's bloodstained shirt is among the gruesome collection of artifacts displayed below Stockholm's Royal Palace.
Washington, D.C.
The Lockkeeper's House
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
Washington, D.C.
Waldseemüller’s 1507 World Map
This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."
Washington, D.C.
Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Lightning Rod
The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.
Washington, D.C.
Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
Washington, D.C.
Sweet Home Cafe
This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.
Washington, D.C.
USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Naval Observatory Library
A hoard of sky catalogs, astrophysical journals, even the works of Galileo and Copernicus.
Washington, D.C.
Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
Washington, D.C.
Ruins of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site at Reservoir Park
An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.
Washington, D.C.
Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
Washington, D.C.
Zero Milestone
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Washington, D.C.
National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Washington, D.C.
International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
