Johan SWE's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Johan SWE

Based in Malmö, southern Sweden, this AO contributor explores the intersection of past and future, with a keen eye for futuristic architecture, Soviet aesthetics, street art, and reportedly haunted spots. With interests spanning pop culture, panoramic outdoor landscapes, and hidden historic sites, he seeks out nearby and far-off unexpected corners.

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Wawel Dragon's Den

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

Added by alimawanderlust83

Stockholm, Sweden

Love Locks of Västerbron

A former suicide bridge is now accumulating symbols of love instead of a body count.

hrnick

Added by hrnick

Stockholm, Sweden

Entombed Cross

This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.

hrnick

Added by hrnick

Stockholm, Sweden

Långholmen Crash Site

A steel paper plane is all that remains of a crashed aircraft that caused an amazingly small amount of damage.

hrnick

Added by hrnick

Hamburg, Germany

Blankenese Shipwrecks

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

nicoscagliarini

Added by nicoscagliarini

Copenhagen, Denmark

Nasothek Nose Collection

A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.

Josh

Aalborg, Denmark

Svaneapotek

From buck blood to Theriak miracle tonic, this collection of Renaissance chemist's gear look's like a wizard's pantry.

Added by troelslundlaursen

Aalborg, Denmark

The Singing Trees

Dozens of musicians have planted trees in this Danish park, and donated songs to go with them.

Added by kaspernyhus

Brunswick, Germany

Carl Friedrich Gauss Monument

This German monument honors the so-called "Prince of Mathematicians."

leocorte

Added by leocorte

Ales Stenar

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

Added by mikebok

London, England

The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Copenhagen, Denmark

Throne of Denmark

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Hamburg, Germany

St. Nicholas' Church

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Kościuszko Mound

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Museum of the Great Patriotic War

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

Added by rmcculloch

Øresund Bridge

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Edinburgh, Scotland

George Mackenzie's Mausoleum

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

Krutoon

Added by Krutoon

Copenhagen, Denmark

Leif Sonne's Bottled Beer Collection

The largest bottled beer collection in the world holds over 22,000 unique beer bottles.

Added by DoctorMoog42

Brunswick, Germany

Happy Rizzi House

Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.

Added by DoctorMoog42

Hamburg, Germany

Wälderhaus

This wooden hotel is a temple to German sustainability and forest conservation.

Added by DoctorMoog42

Hamburg, Germany

Rote Flora

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

Added by DoctorMoog42

Hamburg, Germany

Herbertstraße

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

Added by DoctorMoog42

Esbjerg, Denmark

Man Meets The Sea

Four alabaster giants contemplate the tides on the shore of Denmark.

Mandias

Added by Mandias

Skagen, Denmark

Grenen

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

Added by orockinit