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Kungsbacka, Sweden

Bergsala's Super Mario

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

Benagil Caves

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Vatican City

'Angels Unawares'

The first statue to be added to Saint Peter's Square in over 350 years is an ode to migrants and refugees around the world.
Pembroke, Malta

White Rocks Abandoned Complex

These sprawling military housing quarters from the 1960s are now defunct and hidden in plain sight on Malta’s Mediterranean coast.
Kuta Selatan, Indonesia

Luhur Uluwatu Temple

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.
Budapest, Hungary

The Citadella

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
Zadar, Croatia

Sea Organ

A musical instrument played by the sea.
Radovljica, Slovenia

Čebelarski muzej Radovljica (Museum of Apiculture)

This Slovenian museum houses the country's largest collection of painted beehive panels.
Paris, France

Museum of the History of Medicine

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
Copenhagen, Denmark

The Little Mermaid

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Barcelona, Spain

Sagrada Família

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Pisa, Italy

Guy Rope Anchors for the Leaning Tower of Pisa

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.
Rhodes, Greece

Street of the Knights

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.
London, England

Natural History Museum of London

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.