An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

A portable, wooden replica (minus the hyphen) of Hamburg’s iconic crooked coffee shop.

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

This museum of Viking vessels allows visitors to take a replica out for a spin.

A Viking man's tribute to his brother stands in Gävle's oldest church.

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

The world's biggest floating museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.

One man's fascination with Turkey led to this backyard mini-city.

Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

A former hen house turned curiosity cabinet displays one man's lifelong fascination with cannibalism.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.