Helsinki, Finland
Temppeliaukio Church
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
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Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
Malmö, Sweden
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Paris, France
The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.
Paris, France
This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.
Iceland
A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.
Iceland
This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.
Reykholt, Iceland
This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.
Thingvellir, Iceland
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Hamragarðar, Iceland
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Iceland
Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.
Iceland
This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.
Büren, Germany
This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.
Darmstadt, Germany
A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Mechernich, Germany
This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.
Iceland
This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.
Duisburg, Germany
This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.
Valencia, Spain
Vibrant street art created with mixed media.
Valencia, Spain
This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Museum preserving torture methods from the past.