A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

The oldest-known example of a historic architectural style recognized by UNESCO.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

The dome-shaped reservoir of this old water tower produces unique acoustic effects.

Finally reunited, the three effigies now stand in a museum courtyard.

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

A king's bloodstained shirt is among the gruesome collection of artifacts displayed below Stockholm's Royal Palace.

A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

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

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.

Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

These Bronze Age rock carvings are among the oldest in the region.

This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.