Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

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

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

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

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

The last Victorian market in Belfast.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.