Stockholm, Sweden
'Svampen'
A concrete mushroom that divided Stockholm residents for nearly a century.
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Stockholm, Sweden
A concrete mushroom that divided Stockholm residents for nearly a century.
Stockholm, Sweden
A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.
Stockholm, Sweden
Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.
Stockholm, Sweden
One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.
Stockholm, Sweden
This unique sculpture is often overlooked by pedestrians.
Södermalm, Sweden
It was meant to help transport wounded soldiers to a secret underground hospital.
Flemingsberg, Sweden
An entire shopping mall and industrial terrain named for the time the king of Sweden's car went into a ditch.
Stockholm, Sweden
The palace for King Gustav III was never completed, but the foundation remains tucked away in this city park.
Stockholm, Sweden
This stone obelisk is a relic of the 17th-century Swedish mile markers.
Stocksund, Sweden
Crystal chandeliers brighten up this dark underpass.
Stockholm, Sweden
Despite dreams of constructing this fairytale mansion, Albert Gotthard Nestor Cedergren never saw its completion.
Stockholm, Sweden
A simple stone remembers one of the most menacing horses in the Swedish military.
Stockholm, Sweden
This poured-concrete water reservoir is a gem of modernist architecture well-hidden in a city forest.
Stockholm, Sweden
This railroad track was so secretive that it was omitted from all maps.
Stockholm, Sweden
A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.
Stockholm, Sweden
"Only the dead get off at Kymlinge."
Sundsvall, Sweden
A massive land art sculpture fills a green space once tarnished by a landfill.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's largest optical telescope sits on a rooftop in Stockholm.
Stockholm, Sweden
A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Stockholm, Sweden
Tucked away in a downtown Stockholm park are the remains of a World War II defense position.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.
Prague, Czechia
A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.
Prague, Czechia
Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.