San Francisco, California
Yoda Fountain
There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
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San Francisco, California
There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
San Francisco, California
The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Stockholm, Sweden
Frequent fliers welcome in this airplane hotel.
Stockholm, Sweden
A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.
Riga, Latvia
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Imatra, Finland
These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.
Tampere, Finland
The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.
Turku, Finland
A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.
Turku, Finland
Pigduck of Turku.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Iceland
This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Iceland
A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.
Iceland
These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.
Iceland
This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.
Coober Pedy, Australia
This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.