Stockholm, Sweden
Järnblocket (Iron Boulder)
A prehistoric geological oddity tucked behind Stockholm's natural history museum.
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Stockholm, Sweden
A prehistoric geological oddity tucked behind Stockholm's natural history museum.
Stockholm, Sweden
A concrete Picasso in the middle of a student housing complex on the outskirts of Stockholm.
Stockholm, Sweden
The three colorful women depict characters from a beloved children's story.
Stockholm, Sweden
Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.
Stockholm, Sweden
Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.
Stockholm, Sweden
An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.
Helsinki, Finland
The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.
Helsinki, Finland
A giant gorilla made of used car tires used to sit sentinel over a Helsinki college campus.
Helsinki, Finland
One of the oldest structures in Helsinki is this burrow grave that dates back to the Bronze Age.
Helsinki, Finland
Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.
Helsinki, Finland
The door to the museum holds a unique artifact from the Finnish Civil War.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Porto, Portugal
Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.
Porto, Portugal
Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.
Porto, Portugal
A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.
Porto, Portugal
This museum is home to one of the biggest collections of printing press technology—plus a river view.
Porto, Portugal
This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.
Porto, Portugal
When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Where unreadable addresses are read, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Salt Lake City, Utah
An enormous image of Utah's salt flats made entirely from tape.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This mural changes every few years.