Vardo, Norway
Steilneset Memorial
The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.
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Vardo, Norway
The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.
Nordkapp, Norway
At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.
Hammerfest, Norway
This one-room museum is dedicated to Norwegian history and jokes.
Rotsund, Norway
The gnarled remains of an exploded German bunker from World War II sit along a breathtaking fjord.
Gammelstad, Sweden
A medieval village, with red wooden cottages around a stone church, stands as a well-preserved example of a settlement type that was once common in northern Sweden.
Normanton, England
The sanctuary seems to either float atop the water or sink into the dirt, depending on the water level.
Cali, Colombia
A park with one large cat sculpture and 15 smaller ones, all painted by different Colombian artists.
Villavieja, Colombia
Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.
Villavieja, Colombia
A self-taught astronomer fell in love with the stars and built his own observatory in Colombia.
Inzá, Colombia
This collection of ancient, mountaintop, underground tombs was once hidden by decades of bloodshed.
Salento, Colombia
The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.
Jardín, Colombia
Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?
San Lawrenz, Malta
Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.
San Lawrenz, Malta
The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.
Victoria, Malta
This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.
Xagħra, Malta
These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.
Mosta, Malta
This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."
Rabat, Malta
Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.
Esbjerg, Denmark
Four alabaster giants contemplate the tides on the shore of Denmark.
Ringkøbing, Denmark
Remnants of the Nazis' occupation of Denmark linger along the sand.
Hobro, Denmark
A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.
Ry, Denmark
Denmark's famous pseudo-hill.
Billund, Denmark
An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.
Billund, Denmark
The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.