Places Edited by Johan SWE

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

Located in an old church, this brewery produces a different kind of holy water.

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

A novel collection of medical curiosities housed in an 18th-century surgeon training academy.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

The only surviving piece of Copenhagen's 16th-century defensive wall.

Part of an abandoned19th-century fortress hides in plain sight inside a modern office building.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

These miniature works of art are hiding in plain sight on buildings around the city.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.