The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.

The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.

A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

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

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.