Places Edited by Henrik Johansson

This quarry filled with 65 million-year-old limestone is now home to a nature reserve.

The apartment where Pippi Longstocking came to life.

A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.

Once a path for Jewish funeral processions, this unassuming alleyway is rich in local lore.

Inside this Jewish cemetery is a memorial to soldiers who deserted the German army and were executed.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

This runestone once destroyed by an explosion has been painstakingly reassembled to save its history.

This museum of Viking vessels allows visitors to take a replica out for a spin.

This 19th-century monument served an important purpose for fishermen thanks to its built-in barometer.

This patch of land is home to Sweden's largest burial mound, allegedly belonging to a mythical king.

This museum offers a journey back to the Belle Epoque era of Romania.

This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.

This rose and lavender oil distillery still operates as it did more than a century ago.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

The ruins of a 15th-century church once home to priests who prayed for a single family's salvation.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

An underwater temple submerged for 20 years has resurfaced with an extreme drought.

People leave coins atop an unusual grave marker in one of Scotland's oldest burial grounds.

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

Tucked inside a South Bank bar is an epic expressionist chronicle of the 20th century.