This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

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

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

Archaeologists are still unraveling the secrets of the brutal massacre that wiped out this ancient fort.

This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

The magic's in the hole!

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

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

This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.