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Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

These jeweled relics have a scandalous and contested past.

A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.

German and American troops joined forces to defend this fortress during the strangest battle of World War II.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

This controversial monument was designed to lionize the Red Army, but also disheartened the Latvian people.

This stone, said to have once been a young woman, is sacred to the Dakota and Lakota nations.

A memorial commemorating the only Scottish police investigation into an extraterrestrial incident.

The oldest scientifically dated tree in Europe lives on a remote cliff.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

The ruins of a Roman fort lie in the shadows of an imposing medieval castle.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

A well-preserved 2nd century fort where moles are the archaeologists.

A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.