Roskilde, Denmark
Roskilde Viking Ship Museum
Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.
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Roskilde, Denmark
Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.
Flensburg, Germany
Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.
Slagelse Municipality, Denmark
A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.
Læsø, Denmark
This antique farmhouse is one of Læsø's rare seaweed houses.
Kværndrup, Denmark
Generations have refused to move this doll from its dusty resting place to preserve a castle from a watery fate.
Sæby, Denmark
This historic orchard contains Northern Europe's largest collection of paradise apple trees.
Hørve, Denmark
Considered one of the most haunted places in Europe, this 800-year-old castle was home to noble prisoners.
Løkken, Denmark
An abandoned lighthouse awaits its destiny: being buried under shifting sand.
Dronninglund, Denmark
This Danish castle is supposedly haunted by a woman too independent to not be a witch.
Norresundby, Denmark
This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.
Ringkøbing, Denmark
Remnants of the Nazis' occupation of Denmark linger along the sand.
Billund, Denmark
The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.
Vejle, Denmark
When this Iron Age bog body was discovered in 1835, it was thought that she had died recently.
Jelling, Denmark
Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.
Højbjerg, Denmark
Preserved "bog person" that is over 2,000 years old.
Aarhus, Denmark
A public display of random paleontology.
Silkeborg, Denmark
Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.
Port Costa, California
A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.
Calistoga, California
This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.
Oroville, California
The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.
Nevada City, California
Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.
French Corral, California
Built to hold Gold Rush wealth, this building has withstood the test of time.
Grass Valley, California
The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."
Grass Valley, California
Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.