Bergen, Norway
Heksestein (The Witch Stone)
A memorial to 350 people burned at the stake for witchcraft.
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Bergen, Norway
A memorial to 350 people burned at the stake for witchcraft.
Øygarden kommune, Norway
Ruins of two abandoned stations destroyed by the power they sought to harness.
Laboe, Germany
This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.
Kiel, Germany
The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.
Lübeck, Germany
Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.
Lübeck, Germany
The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.
Lübeck, Germany
A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.
Schwerin, Germany
Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.
Peenemünde, Germany
The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.
Trassenheide, Germany
The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.
Binz, Germany
Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.
Binz, Germany
A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.
Bad Doberan, Germany
A steam powered train that runs on city streets.
Visby, Sweden
Legend has it that this large rock maze in Sweden was created as punishment by the daughter of a wealthy captain.
Visby, Sweden
This trio of stone spires claims to be the only preserved medieval execution site in Europe.
Visby, Sweden
Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.
Visby, Sweden
A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.
Visby, Sweden
Buried beneath an unassuming Gotland farm was the largest collection of Viking silver, mostly of Islamic origin.
Kneippen, Sweden
Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.
Sweden
This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.
Gnisvärd, Sweden
Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.
Boge, Sweden
A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.
Gothenburg, Sweden
This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.
Torslanda, Sweden
Sweden's southernmost prehistoric rock art is hidden just outside Gothenburg.