Skinnskatteberg, Sweden
STF Kolarbyn Eco Lodges
Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.
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Skinnskatteberg, Sweden
Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.
Kiruna, Sweden
The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.
Boden N, Sweden
A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.
Helsingborg, Sweden
From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.
Samsø Municipality, Denmark
The world's largest maze is a nature park with nearly 200 decision points.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.
Vienna, Austria
The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.
Blatce, Czechia
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Isle of Eigg, Scotland
This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Barcelona, Spain
This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.
Noisy-sur-École, France
An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.
Hrastovlje, Slovenia
The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.
Ulm, Germany
Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.
Seattle, Washington
The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.
Temple Normanton, England
A unique 1980s designed church sits uncomfortably in its traditional Victorian churchyard.
York, England
An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.
Anoka, Minnesota
For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.