Nynäshamn S, Sweden
The Landsort Artillery Battery
A southern Swedish island is home to the last ERSTA artillery battery, meant to protect the shoreline during the Cold War.
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Nynäshamn S, Sweden
A southern Swedish island is home to the last ERSTA artillery battery, meant to protect the shoreline during the Cold War.
Rättvik, Sweden
The unique design of this former quarry provides ideal acoustics for concerts.
Tjurkö, Sweden
For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.
Forsby, Sweden
The remnants of a record-setting industrial bucket system can still be found dotting the Swedish countryside.
Stockholm, Sweden
This poured-concrete water reservoir is a gem of modernist architecture well-hidden in a city forest.
Varberg, Sweden
Take a schvitz just like an infamous Soviet dictator while his unblinking eye looks on.
Älvdalen N, Sweden
Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.
Simrishamn, Sweden
The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.
Varberg, Sweden
Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.
Älvsbyn V, Sweden
The concrete skeletons of an abandoned Swedish town hide among the trees.
Karlshamn N, Sweden
A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.
Södermalm, Sweden
It was meant to help transport wounded soldiers to a secret underground hospital.
Tingsryd SV, Sweden
A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.
Höganäs, Sweden
Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.
Stockholm, Sweden
Street artists transformed this abandoned industrial neighborhood into one of Europe's largest graffiti exhibitions.
Boden N, Sweden
A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.
Brooklyn, New York
Four cars from the old system were once on display, but were removed in 2014.
Queens, New York
Townhouse facade doubles as an RMS Titanic Memorial.
Roslyn, New York
All that remains of a magnate's dream home is a historic gate and an abandoned public pool.
Kingston, New York
An abandoned dollhouse factory.
Tappan, New York
This derelict building used to house infirm Freemasons, their widows, and orphans.
Brooklyn, New York
Haven for steampunks.
Buffalo, New York
Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.