Franeker, Netherlands
Eisinga Planetarium
Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.
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Franeker, Netherlands
Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.
Frederiksberg, Denmark
A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.
Mora, Sweden
The city that saw the birth of Sweden is now home to an impressive collection of work from its favorite artist.
Malmö, Sweden
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.
Lemgo, Germany
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.
Arnhem, Netherlands
This large open-air museum showcases the ordinary lives of the people of the Netherlands and pre-industrial crafts and practices.
Arnhem, Netherlands
Organisms normally seen under a microscope decorate this church.
Arnhem, Netherlands
A long-closed church turned into a saintly skate park.
Stockholm, Sweden
An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.
Sweden
Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.
Stockholm, Sweden
A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.
Stockholm, Sweden
Twice a year, this floating library delivers thousands of books to the remote islands of Stockholm’s archipelago.
Sint Willibrordus, Curaçao
This tiny tropical village was sick of anonymity so the locals made this sign, which actually changed the name of the town.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Paris, France
A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Štulac, Serbia
Serbia's master of striking memorials erected a forgotten, hidden gem in the hills outside a tiny village.
Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina
These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.
Malička, Croatia
This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.
Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A forgotten and crumbling Yugoslav monument to the victims of fascism.
Dera, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This brutalist monument is inscribed with 9921 names of Yugoslav partisans who perished during WWII.