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Gothenburg, Sweden

Slottsskogen Pacifier Tree

There are no crying babies in this neck of the woods.
Dampo Added by Dampo
Gothenburg, Sweden

Malm Whale

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

Feskekôrka - The "Fish Church"

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.
Claymore Added by Claymore
Gothenburg, Sweden

Maritiman

The world's biggest floating museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Dampo Added by Dampo
Kolossi, Cyprus

Kolossi Castle

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.
markiandolo Added by markiandolo
Famagusta, Cyprus

Varosha Beach Resort

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
serflac Added by serflac
Larnaca, Cyprus

The Zenobia Shipwreck

The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Lisbon, Portugal

Jerónimos Monastery

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.
AdamTKincaid Added by AdamTKincaid
Lisbon, Portugal

Livraria Bertrand

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
leiris Added by leiris
Lisbon, Portugal

Carmo Convent Ruins

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Lisbon, Portugal

Santa Justa Lift

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
tyler Added by tyler
Lisbon, Portugal

Conserveira de Lisboa

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
joanataborda Added by joanataborda
Lisbon, Portugal

Hospital de Bonecas

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.
Added by cmbucknell
Lisbon, Portugal

Livraria Simão

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.
joanataborda Added by joanataborda
Santa Luzia, Portugal

Cemetery of Anchors

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.
Michael Inscoe Added by Michael Inscoe
Faro, Portugal

Capela de Ossos Bone Chapel

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Huelva, Spain

Grave of the Man Who Never Was

This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.
steedjb Added by steedjb
Seville, Spain

Metropol Parasol

The world's largest wooden structure.
atimian Added by atimian
Seville, Spain

Expo '92 Grounds

An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.
Added by JKing
Cádiz, Spain

Electricity Pylons of Cadiz

The world's most elegant power lines.
Added by Alpha
Gibraltar

Operation Tracer Cave

There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.
Added by aribrown
Gibraltar

Gibraltar Airport

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
bradenh83 Added by bradenh83
Belchite, Spain

The Ruins of Belchite

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”
Nichali Ciaccio Added by Nichali Ciaccio
Málaga, Spain

Cortijo Jurado

This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.