These crypt figures are said to be the giant and his family, turned to stone mid-rampage

The technology company Ericsson erected a real rune stone to mark the birthplace of the wireless technology.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

A modern, secular take on a traditional Virgin Mary motif.

These ancient rune stones plucked from the countryside now call this university park home.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

Once home to some 250,000 volumes and priceless art artifacts, this Polish estate was a target of bombing during World War II.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

A surreal botanical garden with an even more surreal tour guide.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

Locals pay their respects at a shrine to soccer player Diego Maradona—which claims to contain a real lock of his hair.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

Drink the 'Blood of Christ' in this Roman Catholic fever dream.

This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.