Växjö, Sweden
Växjö Echo Tower
The dome-shaped reservoir of this old water tower produces unique acoustic effects.
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Växjö, Sweden
The dome-shaped reservoir of this old water tower produces unique acoustic effects.
Salantai, Lithuania
Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.
Helsingør, Denmark
Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Lithuania
Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.
Liepāja, Latvia
Guests become prisoners on a visit to Latvian prison.
Piusa, Estonia
Man-made mineral caves house massive bat colony.
Kristiansand, Norway
The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.
Kungsbacka, Sweden
Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.
Kunoy, Faroe Islands
The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Riga, Latvia
Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.
Riga, Latvia
A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.
Novaya Zemlya, Russia
Site of the world's largest nuclear explosion.
Forsand, Norway
This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.
Strand, Norway
This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.
Sweden
Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.
Gothenburg, Sweden
A 200-year-old collection of medical paraphernalia in a historic house.
Gothenburg, Sweden
The world's biggest floating museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Odda, Norway
Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.
Kaali, Estonia
Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.
Larvik, Norway
Mysterious man-made rock piles form an ancient cemetery on this rocky beach in Norway.
Larvik, Norway
Norway's national monument to fallen seamen.