Hökåsen-Badelunda, Sweden
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This patch of land is home to Sweden's largest burial mound, allegedly belonging to a mythical king.
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Hökåsen-Badelunda, Sweden
This patch of land is home to Sweden's largest burial mound, allegedly belonging to a mythical king.
Rome, Italy
A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.
Rye, England
Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.
Rye, England
Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.
Worms, Germany
A statue dedicated to the antihero of the Nibelung legend.
Birmingham, England
A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.
Odessa, Ukraine
A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.
Anagni, Italy
A medieval house with mysterious alchemical inscriptions on its facade
Vatican City
This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.
London, England
This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.
London, England
Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
Tamura, Japan
These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.
Yufu, Japan
This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.
Inverness, Scotland
This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.
Isle of Rum, Scotland
This once-majestic, now-abandoned Victorian castle has seen better days.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.
Kamakura, Japan
Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.
Shepton Mallet, England
Inside this magnificent 12th-century church is one of the finest carved wagon-roofs in all of England.
Oxford, England
This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.
Somerset, England
This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.
Barnard Castle, England
A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.
Barnard Castle, England
This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.
Glasgow, Scotland
One of the first monuments dedicated to the accomplishments of the great Vice Admiral, Horatio Nelson.