Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.

The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.

Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Faith and landscaping come together in a small Danish haven dubbed the "Bible Garden."

When this Iron Age bog body was discovered in 1835, it was thought that she had died recently.

In legend, this ancient dolmen was said to have been created when a troll tried to destroy a church.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

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.

Preserved "bog person" that is over 2,000 years old.

This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.

Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.

Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.