Berlin, Germany
Berliner Unterwelten (Subterranean Berlin)
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
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Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.
Belgrade, Minnesota
This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.
Stockholm, Sweden
A 12th-century church with a medieval fresco and an intriguing “Greek runestone.”
Stockholm, Sweden
Part of an abandoned19th-century fortress hides in plain sight inside a modern office building.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sound travels strangely in this underground whispering gallery.
Älvdalen N, Sweden
This tiny Swedish troll protects the land and all who wander within it.
Strängnäs, Sweden
This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.
Stockholm, Sweden
"Only the dead get off at Kymlinge."
Gränna, Sweden
The trailblazing Swedish businesswoman created a beloved minty candy called polkagris.
Hjärup, Sweden
This cobblestoned medieval-style town was entirely constructed in the 1990s and 2000s.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Warsaw, Poland
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
New York, New York
A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.
Karlskrona Ö, Sweden
A plaque on this tiny Swedish island commemorates an unusual Cold War standoff of Soviet submarine intrigue.
Rjukan, Norway
For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.
Blatce, Czechia
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
Linn, Missouri
The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.
Frankfurt, Germany
This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.
Oslo, Norway
The Brutalist building harbors an unusual inverted dome that swoops down over its central sacred room.
Oslo, Norway
An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.