Stockholm, Sweden
Bokbåten
Twice a year, this floating library delivers thousands of books to the remote islands of Stockholm’s archipelago.
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Stockholm, Sweden
Tantolunden Flak Position
Tucked away in a downtown Stockholm park are the remains of a World War II defense position.
Jerusalem, Israel
Water Sculptures
Two innocuous monuments found in separate locations attempt to unite a city.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
'The Salmon of Knowledge'
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Margutis Easter Egg
A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.
New York, New York
Asiatic Leopard Diorama
One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.
Volgograd, Russia
'The Motherland Calls'
The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.
Istra, Russia
Abandoned Marx Generator
A dormant lightning machine equal to all the power in Russia.
Bruges, Belgium
House Bouchoute
The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.
Bruges, Belgium
Lumina Domestica
Explore 400,000 years of humans' "battle against darkness" in this offbeat but thorough lamp museum.
Bruges, Belgium
Frietmuseum
Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.
Bruges, Belgium
Basilica of the Holy Blood
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Siena, Italy
St. Catherine of Siena's Severed Head
A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.
Florence, Italy
Medici Hall of Maps (Sala delle Carte Geografiche)
Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.
Florence, Italy
La Specola Anatomical Collection
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
Florence, Italy
Buontalenti Grotta
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Rome, Italy
The Head of St. John the Baptist at San Silvestro in Capite
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Rome, Italy
Basilica di San Clemente
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Rome, Italy
The Protestant Cemetery
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Rome, Italy
Via Appia
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
Pyramid of Cestius
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
The Mouth of Truth
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Permanently Closed
San Lawrenz, Malta
The Azure Window and the Blue Hole
Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.
Mġarr, Malta
Il-Barri Air Raid Shelter
Hidden beneath a restaurant, underground tunnels tell the story of Malta’s tragic role in World War II.
