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Florence, Italy
The Bull of Santa Maria del Fiore
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
43.7731, 11.2555
Florence, Italy
The Relic of St. Antoninus
The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.
43.7782, 11.2587
Florence, Italy
Il Porcellino
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
43.7699, 11.2542
Florence, Italy
University of Florence Museum of Pathological Anatomy
This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.
43.8022, 11.2447
Florence, Italy
Vasari Corridor
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
43.7680, 11.2532
Florence, Italy
Ospedale degli Innocenti (Hospital of the Innocents)
Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.
43.7763, 11.2612
Florence, Italy
Medici Hall of Maps (Sala delle Carte Geografiche)
Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.
43.7694, 11.2560
Florence, Italy
Buontalenti Grotta
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
43.7661, 11.2523
Florence, Italy
La Specola Anatomical Collection
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
43.7645, 11.2470
Florence, Italy
Galileo's Middle Finger
The middle finger of modernity.
43.7677, 11.2559
Helsinki, Finland
Kruunuvuori
Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.
60.1740, 25.0148
Helsinki, Finland
Pohjola Insurance Building
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
60.1688, 24.9458
Tallinn, Estonia
The Bronze Soldier of Tallinn
This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.
59.4218, 24.7655
Tallinn, Estonia
Old Thomas
The Guardian of Tallinn.
59.4371, 24.7455
Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn Teletorn (TV Tower)
This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
59.4712, 24.8875
Tallinn, Estonia
Telliskivi Creative City
Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.
59.4396, 24.7288
Tallinn, Estonia
Haunted Guest House
Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.
59.4368, 24.7425
Tallinn, Estonia
KGB Museum
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
59.4365, 24.7549
Oslo, Norway
Oslo Opera House
The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.
59.9081, 10.7512
Oslo, Norway
Vigeland Sculpture Park
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
59.9245, 10.7075
Stockholm, Sweden
Långholmen Crash Site
A steel paper plane is all that remains of a crashed aircraft that caused an amazingly small amount of damage.
59.3216, 18.0312
Stockholm, Sweden
Stomatol Sign
Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.
59.3189, 18.0724
Stockholm, Sweden
Entombed Cross
This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.
59.2765, 18.0998
Stockholm, Sweden
Love Locks of Västerbron
A former suicide bridge is now accumulating symbols of love instead of a body count.
59.3246, 18.0273
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