Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.

Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

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

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

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

Buried beneath an unassuming Gotland farm was the largest collection of Viking silver, mostly of Islamic origin.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

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

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

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

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

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

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.