This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Preserved "bog person" that is over 2,000 years old.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

A reconstructed farm shows what life was like in Norway 1,500 years ago.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

This bombed church was given a new life as a contemporary art gallery.

The coffin-shaped church was once home to monks who slept in coffins.

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.

These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

Several 12th-century ruins can be found inside this historical market.

This museum in the tower of the oldest church in Gdańsk, is home to centuries-old time-keeping devices and the world's first pulsar clock.

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.

Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.

Memorial to the lost dead of Gdansk, whose resting places were destroyed during World War II.

Gdańsk's lion mascot features in a trail of bronze sculptures scattered all across the city.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.

The site of the first battle of World War II.