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Henrik Johansson

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Kungsträdgården metro station.

Stockholm, Sweden

Kungsträdgården Metro Station

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

The carillon.

Berlin, Germany

Carillon Berlin-Tiergarten

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

A plaque marks the spot where the Axe Murder Incident of 1976, inside the DMZ.
Permanently Closed

Paju, South Korea

Korean Axe Murder Incident Memorial

A monument to the two U.S. officers killed by North Korean troops while trying to trim a poplar tree.

Bridge of No Return
Permanently Closed

Paju, South Korea

Bridge of No Return

The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.

The AlbaNova telescope viewed from the back.

Stockholm, Sweden

AlbaNova Telescope

Sweden's largest optical telescope sits on a rooftop in Stockholm.

"Giants and big heads."

Madrid, Spain

Museum of Popular Art and Traditions

Strange masks and obscure costumes are housed in this old Madrid corrala.

Solar Egg at Artipelag

Stockholm, Sweden

Solar Egg

A golden egg-shaped sauna in the Arctic tundra.

St Monans windmill and salt pans.

Anstruther, Scotland

St Monans Salt Pans

The ruins of Scottish sea salt production.

Cafe signs.

Berlin, Germany

Buchstabenmuseum

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

Oblique aerial view of Wink Sink 1.
Permanently Closed

Winkler County, Texas

Wink Sink

Two massive and unstable sinkholes are yearning to unite, and their consummation could be catastrophic.

The Maiden.

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Edinburgh Maiden

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

Old Council Chamber in the guildhall.

Coventry, England

St. Mary's Guildhall

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

The abandoned station.

Brussels, Belgium

Royal Train Station

The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.

Grundtvig’s Church

Copenhagen, Denmark

Grundtvig’s Church

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

Train going over vegetables on display

Mae Klong, Thailand

Maeklong Railway Market

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

Anthropomorphic fetish simulated by a manta ray fish.

Madrid, Spain

Reverte Coma Forensic Museum

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

Robert the Bruce (left) and William Wallace (right) stand guard at the gates.

Edinburgh, Scotland

William Wallace and Robert the Bruce Statues

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Ash Dome

Gwynedd, Wales

Ash Dome

The artist David Nash planted a circle of trees in 1977.

Lahti Ski Jump Tower pool

Lahti, Finland

Lahti Ski Jump Tower

Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.

Beware of the spectral cowboy.

Ashland, Kansas

St. Jacob's Well

Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.

A bear successfully destroying a cooler to get to the food inside.

West Yellowstone, Montana

Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

Look closely, photographer Cris Benton takes a high altitude kite selfie.

Edwards Air Force Base, California

Edwards AFB Satellite Calibration Targets

These colossal desert barcodes have been fine-tuning spy satellites for decades.

Graffiti at the base.
Permanently Closed

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar Sniper Tower

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

Partial view of the mummy.

Madrid, Spain

Guanche Mummy of Madrid

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

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