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This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

A cuddly version of a dark mythological creature now acts as the mascot of a town.

This runestone once destroyed by an explosion has been painstakingly reassembled to save its history.

This Viking Age memorial contains the oldest known image of a Täby resident.

A large collection of ancient runestones decorates this university courtyard.

A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.

A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.

Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.

A Viking man's tribute to his brother stands in Gävle's oldest church.

What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.

The world's biggest version of the popular Swedish souvenir.

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.

Finally reunited, the three effigies now stand in a museum courtyard.

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