It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

Maybe the only restaurant in the world where your seat will be signed by a Nobel laureate.

This restaurant gives a new meaning to farm-to-table cuisine.

This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.

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

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

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

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

This museum is dedicated to the most famous Irish writers in history.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.