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An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

Admire endangered plants in a verdant garden that looks straight out of a Monet painting.

A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

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

A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

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

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.

Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?

A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Archaeologists are still unraveling the secrets of the brutal massacre that wiped out this ancient fort.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.