Borgholm, Sweden
Trollskogen (The Troll Forest)
Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.
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Borgholm, Sweden
Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.
Whitby, England
This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
Berlin, Germany
Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.
Visby, Sweden
A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.
Caerleon, Wales
This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.
Coventry, England
All that remains of the medieval palace of the famous "Black Prince."
Moulton, England
Every July, men dressed as giant crows dance around a scarecrow who comes to life.
Dunoon, Scotland
This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.
Lichfield, England
These medieval carvings bear scars left by Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.
Nottingham, England
The English Civil War began right here in 1642.
Keld, England
A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.
Keld, England
The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.
Badin, North Carolina
The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.
Orlando, Florida
Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.
Snugborough, Ireland
A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.
Beverly, Massachusetts
Rumored to have tormented a family in the late 1960s, this toy now resides in a quiet little oddities shop.
Newark, England
The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.
Newport, Rhode Island
A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.
Ross, Ireland
This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.
Southwell, England
A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.
Liverpool, England
Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."
London, England
Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.
York, England
This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.