An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

Tiring of digging out the door to this church for every service, it was eventually abandoned to the sands.

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

This trio of stone spires claims to be the only preserved medieval execution site in Europe.

A miniature model of the iconic Stockholm department store.

Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

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.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

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

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.