The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.

This beach-side arcade is believed to be the oldest penny arcade in America.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.

Supposed Massachusetts Grave of a pre-Columbus Knight Templar.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

Legend has it that this large rock maze in Sweden was created as punishment by the daughter of a wealthy captain.

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

This trio of stone spires claims to be the only preserved medieval execution site in Europe.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

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

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

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

This architecturally eclectic early-20th century mosque was built as a place of worship for the Islamic followers of a Jewish messiah.

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

As state high-points-by-elevation go this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

The Atlantis of Cape Cod reemerges during the lowest of tides.