Uppsala, Sweden
Universitetshuset Runestone Circle
A large collection of ancient runestones decorates this university courtyard.
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Uppsala, Sweden
Runestone in Gamla Uppsala Church
This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.
Uppsala, Sweden
Royal Mounds of Gamla Uppsala
Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.
Stockholm, Sweden
The Royal Armoury
A king's bloodstained shirt is among the gruesome collection of artifacts displayed below Stockholm's Royal Palace.
Stockholm, Sweden
Skansen Open Air Museum
Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.
Tallinn, Estonia
KGB Museum
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
Medieval Choir Windows
This unique medieval artwork featuring the story of the Antichrist remained lost for decades.
Wrocław, Poland
Przejście (Passage)
A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's Basilica
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Prague, Czechia
Prague Astronomical Clock
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Most SNP
This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.
Geneva, Switzerland
Treille Promenade
One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.
Fribourg, Switzerland
Taxidermy Whale of Fribourg
This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.
Strasbourg, France
Strasbourg Cathedral's Antique Graffiti
Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.
Permanently Closed
Cologne, Germany
Listening to the Future
Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.
Dusseldorf, Germany
Rheinturm
This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.
Bremen, Germany
House of the Glockenspiel
Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.
Frankfurt, Germany
IG Farben Haus
From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.
Halle (Saale), Germany
Nebra Sky Disc
The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
Dusseldorf, Germany
The Gehry Buildings of Dusseldorf Harbor
Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.
Berlin, Germany
Stolpersteine Holocaust Memorials
Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.
Leipzig, Germany
Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations)
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
Berlin, Germany
The 'Hand with Watch' Sculpture
Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.
Dresden, Germany
Dresden Codex
To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.
