This quiet bird sanctuary on the Danish coast is home to something not usually found in a conservation area: hunters' cabins.

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

From buck blood to Theriak miracle tonic, this collection of Renaissance chemist's gear look's like a wizard's pantry.

The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."

Built after WWII, the observatory site for the University of Copenhagen exhibits once world-class instruments.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

One of the oldest student jails in Germany.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

The oldest trees in Northern Germany.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.

The two abandoned overpasses are among the largest bridges in Poland.

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

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.

A model village fit for an emperor.

This Danish art forest places loud works of contemporary art among the pensive silence of nature.

A model memorial to the original Odin Tower, the second highest tower in Europe before it was sabotaged by Danish Nazis.

This museum is a portal to 20th-century Denmark.