Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

The remains of Alfred Nobel's first nitroglycerine factory can still be found on the shores of a Swedish bay.

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.

Cold storage for agricultural biodiversity.

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

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

Hotel designed by indie graphics artists.

A museum filled with tiny, adorable versions of the mighty Royal Danish Navy.

Did he come up with a theory of cosmic-ray showers while sitting in this bath?

An abandoned bear enclosure from a 19th-century zoo located in a Danish forest.

In legend, this ancient dolmen was said to have been created when a troll tried to destroy a church.

The only surviving piece of Copenhagen's 16th-century defensive wall.

Four alabaster giants contemplate the tides on the shore of Denmark.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

Where royalty waits in the height of luxury.

The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

You would never come across this tiny green oasis if you didn't know it existed.

A tribute to smugglers and the Butter Wars.

The foundations of a forgotten fortress, wedged in between two streams.

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.