Stockholm, Sweden
Vasa Museum
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
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Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Stockholm, Sweden
Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.
Stockholm, Sweden
A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.
Stockholm, Sweden
This centuries-old rooster survived a devastating fire.
Stockholm, Sweden
Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.
Stockholm, Sweden
It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.
Stockholm, Sweden
A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.
Stockholm, Sweden
This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.
Malmö, Sweden
Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.
Malmö, Sweden
This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.
Dronninglund, Denmark
This Danish castle is supposedly haunted by a woman too independent to not be a witch.
Frederikshavn, Denmark
The largest collection of hair jewelry in Europe reminds you how creepy 19th-century love was.
Frederikshavn, Denmark
Plans for this local observation tower were debated for so long, the allocated funds lost value and the design had to be changed.
Læsø, Denmark
This antique farmhouse is one of Læsø's rare seaweed houses.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.
Vientiane, Laos
When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.
Vientiane, Laos
This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.
Vientiane, Laos
More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.
Champasak, Laos
This mysteriously shaped boulder may have been used for human sacrifice in ancient times.
Cebu City, Philippines
This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.
Cebu City, Philippines
A small statue of child Jesus given by Magellan in 1521
Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
This statue honors the Philippine warrior who repelled a foreign invader and prevented Ferdinand Magellan from circumnavigating the globe.
Valencia, Philippines
A vast personal collection of World War II artifacts unearthed over many years by a father-son duo.
Helsingør, Denmark
Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.