Risskov, Denmark
Aarhus Hjernesamlingen (Aarhus Brain Collection)
Over 9,000 brains collected between 1945 and 1982 demonstrate the results of untreated mental illness.
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Risskov, Denmark
Over 9,000 brains collected between 1945 and 1982 demonstrate the results of untreated mental illness.
Halle (Saale), Germany
The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
Göttingen, Germany
This small university museum houses a priceless collection of scientific instruments.
Göttingen, Germany
A 1:2 billion-scale solar system leads visitors into this German university town.
Göttingen, Germany
It commemorates one of the world's earliest telegraphs.
Varna, Bulgaria
The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.
Sofia, Bulgaria
"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."
Sofia, Bulgaria
A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.
Shumen, Bulgaria
This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.
Naantali, Finland
A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.
Kaali, Estonia
Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.
Turku, Finland
Pigduck of Turku.
Hullo, Estonia
Hundreds of unusual wheel crosses poke above the earth in this small Estonian cemetery.
Narva, Estonia
Visitors can sit and study the board with this Estonian chess legend and International Grandmaster.
Virolahti, Finland
Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.
Rummu, Estonia
The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.
Kohtla-Nõmme, Estonia
This old Estonian mine has been kept like a sprawling time capsule of the local shale industry.
Helsinki, Finland
Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.
Helsinki, Finland
This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.
Porvoo, Finland
A rare octagonal brick beacon on an isolated island in the Baltic.
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Pärnu, Estonia
Legend says lovers who hold hands while venturing along this stone jetty and kiss at the end will remain together forever.