This patch of land is home to Sweden's largest burial mound, allegedly belonging to a mythical king.

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

Believed to be the country's tallest waterfall, the Njupeskär is actually much smaller.

A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of the rare, creamy delicacy that is moose cheese.

The wilderness of northern Sweden is full of shelters to protect people from sounding rockets returning from space.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.

Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.

Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.

One of the oldest structures in Helsinki is this burrow grave that dates back to the Bronze Age.

These large stone piles are ancient burial sites.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

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

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

The largest cave in Northern Europe.

A collection documenting Nazi occupation of Norway, including a painting believed to be made by Hitler.

Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.

This open-air museum filled with 19th-century buildings offers a unique view of historic craftsmanship.