Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A Chinese meditation center in the middle of rural Sweden, partly funded by a member of ABBA.

This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Not quite the cultural gateway between China and Sweden its designer imagined.

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.

This luxury hotel suite is located deep in the bowels of an old mine.

Dedicated to a song so popular the request to "Play Shoreline" became part of Swedish culture.

These mysterious circular formations are actually remnants of 19th century gristmills.

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.

One man's fascination with Turkey led to this backyard mini-city.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

Named after a militant urban guerilla, this famous former squat is a graffiti-covered stronghold of leftist culture.

Art and a pun, all in one.

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".