London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

Once a meeting point for great thinkers, and the midpoint of the country.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

A somber statue commemorating a Danish merfolk-tale.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

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

This contemplative sculpture made out of old machine parts is meant to be the first in a series of sculptures around the world.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

One of Malta’s most important Neolithic sites sits in a suburban area south of the country’s capital.

A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

Some of the most enduring novels in English literature were written within the walls of this Georgian-era building.

The poet’s tombstone keeps getting vandalized by her fans.