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

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

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

Legend says this rock spire is the finger of a witch who wanted to throw the Faroe Islands towards Iceland.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

A little-known cafe in an old copper bridge tower with 360-degree views of the harbor.

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

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

Danish observation tower designed to look like a giant beer bottle.

The enormous diamond-shaped building packs a trove of academic and literary treasures into one futuristic space.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”