A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

A spitting ode to a German serial killer.

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.

This unique sculpture is often overlooked by pedestrians.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

Sound travels strangely in this underground whispering gallery.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

A concrete mushroom that divided Stockholm residents for nearly a century.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.

A temporary art piece to celebrate LGBTQ Pride is now a permanent part of Stockholm's traffic landscape.

One of the world's oldest continuously operating meteorological stations sits on a hill in Stockholm.

When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.