A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

This millstone commemorates a gruesome tale that may have been the source of the city's name.

These unique stained glass windows were designed by local children using a modern flair.

This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.

These waste baskets play a few risque messages to discourage littering.

20-foot tall lamp mumbles Swedish to celebrate the holidays.

An art installation composed of items left behind by beachgoers.

Sweden's southernmost prehistoric rock art is hidden just outside Gothenburg.

This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.

There are no crying babies in this neck of the woods.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

Dedicated to a song so popular the request to "Play Shoreline" became part of Swedish culture.

The charming storybook building now houses a small police museum.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

A statue of the heroic plumber stands outside a company that bluffed its way into being Nintendo's Scandinavian distributor.

Once the center of power for the region's various factories.

Walking through this narrow gorge will make you feel like you've fallen into a fairytale landscape.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.

One room inside this building mesmerizes all with its parabolic dome.

The only microgravity tower in Europe can produce nine seconds of weightlessness.