Ballineale, Ireland
Loughcrew Cairns
These Neolithic burial mounds and a still-intact passage tomb may have solar calendar significance on the spring and autumn equinoxes.
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Ballineale, Ireland
These Neolithic burial mounds and a still-intact passage tomb may have solar calendar significance on the spring and autumn equinoxes.
Ilulissat, Greenland
A remote Arctic museum focusing on the science of icebergs and the archaeology of an ancient Inuit settlement which lies just outside its doors.
Birka, Sweden
Sweden's first Viking city is also the site of thousands of burial mounds.
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Sighișoara, Romania
Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.
Sibiu, Romania
Something's watching you.
Brașov, Romania
This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.
Brașov, Romania
A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.
Stockholm, Sweden
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.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Cherokee, North Carolina
Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.
Anchorage, Alaska
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
Anchorage, Alaska
During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.
Moab, Utah
This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.