Stockholm, Sweden
Järnblocket (Iron Boulder)
A prehistoric geological oddity tucked behind Stockholm's natural history museum.
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Stockholm, Sweden
A prehistoric geological oddity tucked behind Stockholm's natural history museum.
Sigtuna, Sweden
Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.
Uppsala, Sweden
Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.
Uppsala, Sweden
The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.
Uppsala, Sweden
A small church in Uppsala hides the grave of a renowned 18th-century astronomer.
Uppsala, Sweden
This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.
Uppsala, Sweden
Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.
Stockholm, Sweden
The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.
Orick, California
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Inverness, California
The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
McMinnville, Oregon
The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.
Florence, Oregon
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
North Bend, Washington
Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Gardone Riviera, Italy
A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.
Gubbio, Italy
Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.
Sperlonga, Italy
The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.
Pozzuoli, Italy
A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.
Ravello, Italy
Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.
Capri, Italy
The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.