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Coppelia.
Havana, Cuba

Coppelia

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.
23.1398, -82.3865
Added by EricGrundhauser
Gålö Seal Training Station
Haninge C, Sweden

Gålö Seal Training Station

This secret facility trained seals for the Swedish navy during the Second World War.
59.0734, 18.2320
Added by hrnick
Brännaberget Folkpark.
Brännaberget, Sweden

Brännaberget Folkpark

This abandoned Swedish folkpark offers an amazing view over the town of Överkalix.
66.3151, 22.8634
Added by hrnick
Fortress of Suomenlinna
Helsinki, Finland

Fortress of Suomenlinna

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
60.1454, 24.9881
Added by mariellen
Museo Girón.
Playa Girón, Cuba

Museo Girón

A small museum in the Bay of Pigs gives the Cuban perspective on the famously failed U.S. invasion.
22.0681, -81.0331
Added by siewch
Snösätra.
Stockholm, Sweden

Snösätra Wall of Fame

Street artists transformed this abandoned industrial neighborhood into one of Europe's largest graffiti exhibitions.
59.2502, 18.0413
Added by hrnick
Biathlon shooting range.
Viken, Sweden

MidSweden 365

A former top secret military tunnel is now stuffed with snow and open year-round to skiers.
62.9155, 15.1912
Added by hrnick
Entrance to the "ice bridge" over Storjön
Östersund V, Sweden

Storsjon's Highway Ice Bridge

Winter roadtrips are a little more exciting on this seasonal, slippery expansion of Sweden's national highway system.
63.1377, 14.3936
Added by NittaWolverine
Borgvattnet Vicarage
Ragunda N, Sweden

Borgvattnet Vicarage

Said to be one of Sweden's most haunted places, this vicarage once even attracted a ghost-busting priest.
63.4298, 15.8326
Added by blau
Vilhelmina Ice Pole Sitting Contest.
Vilhelmina, Sweden

Wilhelmina Ice Pole Sitting Contest

Locals perched on icy thrones brave frigid temperatures during this bizarre winter tradition.
64.6261, 16.6527
Added by hrnick
Gothenburg, Sweden

Gothenburg Medical History Museum

A 200-year-old collection of medical paraphernalia in a historic house.
57.7089, 11.9666
Added by Annetta Black
It's difficult to imagine, but this charming house was once a police station.
Gothenburg, Sweden

Old Police Station at Slottsskogen

The charming storybook building now houses a small police museum.
57.6866, 11.9481
Added by Victoria Martinez
A 1956 Volvo P1900.
Gothenburg, Sweden

Volvo Museum

The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.
57.6961, 11.8195
Added by xoox
The House in the Loire.
Couëron, France

House in the Loire

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.
47.2061, -1.7162
Added by hrnick
Villa cheminée with the chimneys of the power station in the background.
Bouée, France

Villa Cheminée

This tiny hotel perched atop a 50-foot tower really puts things into perspective.
47.2816, -1.8964
Added by hrnick
Suite de triangles.
Saint-Nazaire, France

Suite de Triangles

These red marks, seemingly placed at random, are in fact not.
47.2753, -2.1984
Added by hrnick
The "Rat King"
Nantes, France

Nantes' Natural History Museum

When science meets myth: The 'Rat King' of Nantes.
47.2123, -1.5646
Added by Quentin
Serpent D'Océan
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France

Serpent D'Océan

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.
47.2678, -2.1707
Added by EricGrundhauser
Alien as "The Leviathan"
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France

The Grotesques of the Chapel of Bethlehem

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
47.1954, -1.7313
Added by Laetitia Barbier
Sigtuna, Sweden

Jumbo Stay

Frequent fliers welcome in this airplane hotel.
59.6398, 17.9388
Added by Dampo
R2-D2 in the Folimanka Park in Prague.
Prague, Czechia

R2-D2 of Prague

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.
50.0685, 14.4319
Added by hrnick
Vajdahunyad Castle
Budapest, Hungary

Vajdahunyad Castle

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.
47.5150, 19.0833
Added by DoctorMoog42
Béla Lugosi.
Budapest, Hungary

Béla Lugosi Bust at Vajdahunyad Castle

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.
47.5144, 19.0833
Added by Mean Machine
Timewheel
Budapest, Hungary

Timewheel

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.
47.5128, 19.0805
Added by nmcclure85