Whitby, England
Wreck of the MV Creteblock
The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.
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Whitby, England
The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.
Knaresborough, England
A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.
Whitby, England
This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
Glossop, England
The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.
Helsinki, Finland
The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.
Naantali, Finland
A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.
Espoo, Finland
Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.
Finland
Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Helsinki, Finland
Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.
Ruokolahti, Finland
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
Suomussalmi, Finland
Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.
Helsinki, Finland
A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Kemi, Finland
This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Netherlands
A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.