Nibe, Denmark
The Troll Church
In legend, this ancient dolmen was said to have been created when a troll tried to destroy a church.
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Nibe, Denmark
In legend, this ancient dolmen was said to have been created when a troll tried to destroy a church.
Frutillar, Chile
A sliver of 19th-century Germany sits on the shore of a Chilean lake.
Ushuaia, Argentina
The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.
Grantham, England
Isaac Newton's former home, where the famous apple tree still stands.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.
Suzdal', Russia
300-year-old villagers houses and traditional churches preserve a nearly lost piece of Russian history.
Sosnogorsk, Russia
Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.
Cabo de Hornos, Chile
This sculpture pays homage to sailors that perished attempting to round Cape Horn.
Leavenworth, Washington
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Redstone, Colorado
This Rocky Mountain mansion was the luxurious home of the authoritarian leader of a company town.
Eiriksstadhir, Iceland
This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.
Skørping, Denmark
Deep in the forest of northern Denmark, this secret underground bunker was built at the height of the Cold War.
Türisalu, Estonia
Abandoned Soviet base once stocked with short and medium range missiles pointed at western Europe.
Ridala Parish, Estonia
This abandoned fighter jet launch center is now a haunting street racing course.
Kaali, Estonia
Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.
Salantai, Lithuania
Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.
Juodkrantė, Lithuania
Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.
Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Visby, Sweden
A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.
Visby, Sweden
Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.
Visby, Sweden
Buried beneath an unassuming Gotland farm was the largest collection of Viking silver, mostly of Islamic origin.
Gnisvärd, Sweden
Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.
Boge, Sweden
A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.
Borgholm N, Sweden
An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.