Flensburg, Germany
Mumiengrotte (Mummy's Cave)
Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.
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Flensburg, Germany
Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.
Cologne, Germany
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.
Dyrehaven, Denmark
The castle used by the Danish Royal Family as a hunting retreat.
Split, Croatia
Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.
Sliema, Malta
Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.
Køge, Denmark
This marker commemorates a long-lasting historical haunting and demonic possession that led to one of Denmark's worst witch trials.
Bremen, Germany
One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.
Roskilde, Denmark
According to legend, this is the burial place of a mythical three-legged death omen horse.
Tofta, Sweden
Is the centuries-old enigma of these mysterious "perjurer's footprints," where nothing ever grows, attributed to natural phenomena or to the realm of folklore?
Ballingslöv, Sweden
A confident and eccentric goat farmer boldly proclaimed his honor with an inscription on this woodland stone.
Copenhagen, Denmark
One of Scandinavia's largest mosaics pays tribute to Danish art and science luminaries.
Karrebæksminde, Denmark
This distinctive bug-like bridge is made of recycled horseshoes.
Malmö, Sweden
This bronze marker acknowledges an embarrassing royal blunder.
Frederikssund, Denmark
This striking pig statue was part of a 1993 guerilla art project against racism.
Lund, Sweden
Could this controversial parietal bone be the remains of the famed French philosopher?
Rovinj, Croatia
This seven-sided Romanesque chapel is regarded as the oldest building in Rovinj.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.
Helsingborg, Sweden
These whimsical rabbit figures are not as innocent as they might look.
Prague, Czechia
A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.
Greve, Denmark
With a bundle of matches in one hand and a mobile phone in the other, this sculpture is a modern take on Hans Christian Andersen's poignant fairy tale.
Allinge, Denmark
Northern Europe’s largest castle ruins sit precariously on an island cliffside.