This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.

A stone in Wolin, Poland, marks the possible location of a legendary Viking fortress.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

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

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

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

The suspected burial mound of legendary Viking Björn Ironside.

A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

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

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Once home to the country's most gargantuan ships, this graving dock now waits for people to buy furniture.

Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.