Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

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

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.

An "evil painter" included pointed symbols in this artwork to poke fun at members of the Danish Parliament.

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

A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.

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