Stockholm, Sweden
Gamla Riksbanken (The Old National Bank)
One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.
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Stockholm, Sweden
One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.
Stockholm, Sweden
A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.
Stockholm, Sweden
Enormous ants wielding giant pine needles guard a Stockholm real estate company's office.
Stockholm, Sweden
This giant subway sculpture celebrates the fruit that inspired the theory of gravity.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sound travels strangely in this underground whispering gallery.
Stockholm, Sweden
A wooden street sign is the last remnant of this 400-year-old alleyway.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
Kinsale, Ireland
This memorial was created by an Irish nurse who lived in New York City during 9/11.
Schiphol, Netherlands
It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.
Corofin, Ireland
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
Connemara, Ireland
A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.
Mildam, Netherlands
Nestled in the woods lies this land art project: a hybrid between park, maze and natural monument.
Cork, Ireland
An oddly conical beacon perched atop beautiful Irish cliffs.
Ballum, Netherlands
Found in the waddenzee, this propeller has been put on public display as a reminder of the Second World War.
De Veenhoop, Netherlands
This Dutch windmill has its roots in an American invention.
Bears, Netherlands
This steel frame is a skeletal mirage of a lost 16th-century stone building.
Wiuwert, Netherlands
A bizarre form of natural mummification was discovered in the church of this Frisian village.
Franeker, Netherlands
Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.
Arnhem, Netherlands
This large open-air museum showcases the ordinary lives of the people of the Netherlands and pre-industrial crafts and practices.
Garderen, Netherlands
Various sculptures are a rotating exhibit in this small town.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.
Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands
An awe-inspiring giant blue whale jaw bone stands in the center of this Dutch island.
Doorn, Netherlands
The elegant manor house where Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in exile after World War I.