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Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rewind Wind Turbine Blade Benches

Sitting at the intersection of sustainability and street art, these repurposed wind turbine blades offer a colorful, "blade-made" tribute to circular design and LGBTQI+ pride in the heart of Rotterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Schaduwkade

A series of markers along one side of an Amsterdam canal memorialize the Jewish residents from the other side who died in the Holocaust.
Stockholm, Sweden

Hötorgets Tunnelbana

One of the earliest subway stations in Stockholm, which still looks like the 1950s.
Wrocław, Poland

Faculty of Architecture Building

An early 20th-century school building whose clock tower and carved symbols quietly tell the story of the trades once taught inside.
Slavonice, Czechia

Muzeum Samorostů (Museum of Driftwood)

600 stumps, branches, and trunks of different shapes and sizes.
Kroměříž, Czechia

Baroque Cemetery

A unique Baroque monument that creates a fascinating “theater of memory” focused on the themes of human transience and the hope for resurrection.
Warsaw, Poland

Elektrownia Powiśle

One of Warsaw's coolest malls was once a center for anti-Nazi resistance activity.
Warsaw, Poland

Cemetery-Monument in Wawer

A symbolic cemetery in a suburban square marks the birthplace of Poland's WWII resistance movement.
Prague, Czechia

Tesla Stained-Glass Window

A beautiful window with the old Tesla Radio company logo.
Antwerp, Belgium

Vlaeykensgang

A beautifully preserved and hidden 16th-century alleyway, tucked behind an unassuming door.
Wrocław, Poland

The Illusory Window

It’s a painted window that looks completely real, hiding on a building in the market square.
Rovaniemi, Finland

Santa's Hometown

This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.
Oslo, Norway

Nordisk Bibelmuseum (Nordic Bible Museum)

Over 4500 valuable bibles are safely tucked away in this museum in central Oslo.
Berlin, Germany

The Golden Rift

A thin golden line commemorates the deadliest terrorist attack in recent German history.
Kauhajoki, Finland

Alpo Koivumäki Safari Park

Extraordinary animals sculpted from leftover junk.
Vaasa, Finland

Wasa Graffitilandia

Relocated graffiti- and street-art exhibition space in a former national railway warehouse.
Vaasa, Finland

Wasa Graffitilandia

An abandoned amusement park turned street art gallery with open walls for visitors to spray paint.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

‘The Present’

This seemingly humble work of art—a block of limestone—conceals a daring story and an artistic tour de force.
Prague, Czechia

The Slavín Tomb at Vyšehrad Cemetery

This monumental neo-Renaissance tomb in Vyšehrad Cemetery is the final resting place for Czech cultural legends.
Prague, Czechia

Abandoned Barrandov Pool

Czechoslovakia’s first competition pool, now a decaying ruin of a functionalist marvel.
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Pilgrim Fathers Church

This 15th century church is where the Pilgrims spent their last night in the Netherlands before setting sail for America.
Bratislava, Slovakia

Memorial to the Victims of Communism

A quiet memorial to the victims of the Soviet-backed communist regime in Czechoslovakia.
Kiruna, Sweden

LKAB’s Visitor Center

The world's largest underground iron ore mine.
Stockholm, Sweden

Dykande Måsen

A concrete Picasso in the middle of a student housing complex on the outskirts of Stockholm.