Places RHF Wants to Go

The recurring nature of this geographic feature might make it unique in the world.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

Legend has it that a Dutch fisherman lost control of his Shetland pony and tumbled from this cliff.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

A 12th-century church with a medieval fresco and an intriguing “Greek runestone.”

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.

The 19th-century home of Count and Countess von Hallwyl is now a museum.

This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

A wooden street sign is the last remnant of this 400-year-old alleyway.