Spruce View, Alberta
Stephansson House Provincial Historic Site
This colorful historic site tells the story of Icelandic poetry and community in Central Alberta.
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Spruce View, Alberta
This colorful historic site tells the story of Icelandic poetry and community in Central Alberta.
Godstone, England
A pirate is laid to rest at St. Nicholas Church.
Boothbay, Maine
Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
Yoichi, Japan
One of the only two archaeological sites in Japan to feature petroglyphs, which some believe to be a long-lost writing system of the gods.
Hvalfjarðarvegur, Iceland
Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.
Vista Alegre, Paraguay
In the middle of a sleepy Paraguayan village, a more than 20-meter-tall medieval castle protrudes into the air.
Portnahaven, Scotland
According to local legend, this church was built with two doors, so that residents of two rival villages had their own entrances.
Foresta, Italy
A trail of footprints discovered after a landslide was left not by the Devil, as originally believed, but by an early human ancestor.
London, England
At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.
Lincolnton, North Carolina
Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.
Tisá, Czechia
Towering sandstone rock formations where 'The Chronicles of Narnia' was filmed.
Eastbourne, England
Eat and drink at a pub older than the Magna Carta
Weston, Massachusetts
This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.
Kochel am See, Germany
The remnants of a fictional Viking village film set now serve as an educational and historical hotspot.
London, England
This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.
South Lake Tahoe, California
One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.
Geneva, Illinois
A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.
Kilmacolm, Scotland
A missing Roman legion was recreated in sculpture along a Scottish cycling route.
Theth, Albania
Once a safe haven for locals engaged in blood feuds, this 400-year-old fortified tower is now a museum showing what life was like for those lying in wait within its walls.
San Diego, California
A mosaic map made of over 100,000 tiles depicts the geological features and sea creatures that live along this San Diego beachside community.
Khasab, Oman
Take the most scenic fjord landscape in Norway and add dramatic red cliffs, warm clear water, and playful dolphins.
Naples, Italy
Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.
Rovereto, Italy
One of the world's largest swinging bells is a symbol made from the melted aftermath of war.
Whanganui, New Zealand
A tower made from shell rock designed to commemorate fallen soldiers in World War I.