Königswinter, Germany
Burg Drachenfels
A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.
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Königswinter, Germany
A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Trelleborg, Sweden
A piece of Cold War history most people walk past unknowingly.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Älvdalen N, Sweden
Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.
Älvdalen N, Sweden
This tiny Swedish troll protects the land and all who wander within it.
Sveg, Sweden
This massive Trojan ursine was built to be a new tourist symbol for a small Swedish town.
Bjurholm, Sweden
A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of the rare, creamy delicacy that is moose cheese.
Skellefteå, Sweden
A sculpture capturing the emotional moment when a refugee boy realizes he is about to be deported.
Pajala N, Sweden
The world’s largest knitted mitten is displayed in one of Sweden’s smallest Arctic villages.
Ragunda S, Sweden
An ornate Thai pavilion in the middle of Sweden.
Stockholm, Sweden
The three colorful women depict characters from a beloved children's story.
Karlshamn N, Sweden
A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.
Ödeshög, Sweden
This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.
Tonnerre, France
This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.
Budapest, Hungary
A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.
Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.
Colares, Portugal
The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.
Faro, Portugal
This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.
Santa Luzia, Portugal
Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.
Bozate, Spain
Eccentric sculpture garden brings Basque mythology to life.
Dénezé-sous-Doué, France
Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.
Lindoso, Portugal
These narrow stone granaries have been used to store and dry out grain for hundreds of years.