This pyramid in southern Sweden houses the remains of an eccentric nobleman, who spent his life doing whatever he felt like doing.

Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.

Rocks carved with biblical passages in the 1800s.

Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.

A memorial to a Swedish hockey player's "encounter" with aliens.

A Very Low Frequency transmitter you can tune in on your PC.

Take a schvitz just like an infamous Soviet dictator while his unblinking eye looks on.

Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

There are no crying babies in this neck of the woods.

Only electricity pylons carrying both AC and DC circuits.

A colossal strolling Pinocchio that was greeted with more outrage than whimsy.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A museum dedicated to a Cold War era sausage.

This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.

Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

This hidden rooftop garden in downtown London offers a quiet respite from a bustling city.

What killed this humpback whale is a mystery, but its remains have become legendary.