Iceland
Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse
A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.
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Iceland
A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Lund, Sweden
A modern, secular take on a traditional Virgin Mary motif.
Stockholm, Sweden
This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.
Stockholm, Sweden
A steel paper plane is all that remains of a crashed aircraft that caused an amazingly small amount of damage.
Hörby, Sweden
A former hen house turned curiosity cabinet displays one man's lifelong fascination with cannibalism.
Uppsala, Sweden
The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.
Stockholm, Sweden
This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.
Borgholm, Sweden
Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.
Kiruna, Sweden
The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.
Vaasa, Finland
An abandoned amusement park turned street art gallery with open walls for visitors to spray paint.
Saariselkä, Finland
Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.
Bergen, Norway
St George's Leprosy Museum depicts the gruesome afflictions of those suffering from the disease.
Bergen, Norway
The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.
Luster, Norway
An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.
Berlin, Germany
At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.
Berlin, Germany
The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.
Berlin, Germany
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.