Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

The shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

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

The world's largest maze is a nature park with nearly 200 decision points.

A natural wonder in south Denmark.

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

The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

From under the bed of one of the co-founders, this server helped launch the notorious file-sharing website.

Preserved "bog person" that is over 2,000 years old.

Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.

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

Many historians today consider Sverre as Norway's greatest king of all time. 

Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

Only spot in the world where an HVDC powerline, a single phase AC and a three phase AC powerline all meet.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

Mound of stones marking the burial site of the world's most famous orca.

A monument to the defenders of the Arctic in Murmansk, Russia.

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.

A naturally occurring tunnel in this Nordic mountain makes it look like it's been shot.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

Large military radio station without transmitting towers.