Sveg, Sweden
Giant Wooden Bear of Sveg
This massive Trojan ursine was built to be a new tourist symbol for a small Swedish town.
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Sveg, Sweden
This massive Trojan ursine was built to be a new tourist symbol for a small Swedish town.
Rättvik, Sweden
The unique design of this former quarry provides ideal acoustics for concerts.
Kungsbacka, Sweden
A statue of the heroic plumber stands outside a company that bluffed its way into being Nintendo’s Scandinavian distributor.
Hjärup, Sweden
This cobblestoned medieval-style town was entirely constructed in the 1990s and 2000s.
Mölndal, Sweden
Once the center of power for the region's various factories.
Varberg, Sweden
Controversy surrounded the creation of this anti-fascist statue.
Madrid, Spain
A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.
Krakow, Poland
At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.
Treblinka, Poland
A somber memorial honors the hundreds of thousands of lives lost at this labor and extermination camp.
Inachori, Greece
A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.
Billund, Denmark
An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.
Billund, Denmark
The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Tanumshede, Sweden
Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.
Gothenburg, Sweden
Dedicated to a song so popular the request to "Play Shoreline" became part of Swedish culture.
Åkraberg, Sweden
Walking through this narrow gorge will make you feel like you've fallen into a fairytale landscape.
Røst, Norway
The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.
Pilane, Sweden
This Swedish sculpture park is a unique combination of ancient ruins and modern art.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
London, England
These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
London, England
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.