This Norwegian satellite station provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world.

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

This Art Nouveau mansion was used as the "House of the Screaming Child" in Dario Argento’s giallo classic.

This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.

The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

Nicknamed “The Mushroom,” this unique water tower has been featured in several iconic movie scenes.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.

A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.

Finally reunited, the three effigies now stand in a museum courtyard.

At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.