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Hendersonville, North Carolina

Blue Ghost Fireflies

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
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Helsinki, Finland

MiG-21 BIS on Verkkokauppa

Atop this electronic store resides a massive fighter jet.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Copenhagen, Denmark

Stærekassen Passageway Mosaic

One of Scandinavia's largest mosaics pays tribute to Danish art and science luminaries.
Johan SWE Added by Johan SWE
Bremen, Germany

Bremen Drop Tower

The only microgravity tower in Europe can produce nine seconds of weightlessness.
IvyMike Added by IvyMike
Stockholm, Sweden

Victoriahuset (Victoria House)

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Edinburgh, Scotland

Mansfield Traquair Centre

Edinburgh’s version of the Sistine Chapel is this former church, with an interior covered in paintings done by one woman over the course of nearly a decade.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Bramley, England

The Church of St. James' Wall Paintings

The walls of this village church are decorated by two unique religious works of art.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Colzate, Italy

Santuario di San Patrizio

Distressing images of the Last Judgement adorn the walls of this medieval sanctuary.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Boston, Massachusetts

Mapparium Globe

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
michelle Added by michelle
Tokyo, Japan

Sanrio Puroland

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Alpine, Texas

Sul Ross Desk

A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.
casualmonolith Added by casualmonolith
Helsinki, Finland

National Memorial to the Winter War

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki Observatory

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Helsinki, Finland

‘Viisas Hiiri’ (‘Wise Mice’)

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.
matthewhollett Added by matthewhollett
Helsinki, Finland

Seurasaari Open Air Museum

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Helsinki, Finland

Sibelius Monument

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
dzhastin Added by dzhastin
Helsinki, Finland

Bad Bad Boy

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Helsinki, Finland

Götan Maailma

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.
michelle Added by michelle
Helsinki, Finland

Temppeliaukio Church

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Allison Added by Allison
Copenhagen, Denmark

Niels Bohr's Grave

The final resting place of one of the brightest physicists of the 20th century.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Copenhagen, Denmark

Cirkelbroen (The Circle Bridge)

This bridge's unique architecture honors nautical heritage and encourages self-awareness.
Johan SWE Added by Johan SWE
Copenhagen, Denmark

CopenHill

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.
Mirabelle Jones Added by Mirabelle Jones
Copenhagen, Denmark

Wehrmacht Graffiti

Bored potato-guarding Nazis etched their thoughts onto a brick storage building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.
A secret club Added by A secret club
Copenhagen, Denmark

Church of Our Saviour

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.
Luis Morato Added by Luis Morato