The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

Relive a Polish uprising via an enormous, century-old cyclorama.

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