The former Field Marshall and Minister of War to the Russian Imperial Army.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.

The final resting place of the man whose name has become synonymous with greatness.

An impressive museum dedicated to the resource that made the Scandinavian country rich.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

These 4,444 wooden steps straight up a mountain were built to serve a hydroelectric power station but these days, they're mostly used by hikers.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

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

Few remain of these distinctive old trees that once served as natural landmarks for travelers on the road.

A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

Sweden's southernmost point is located in this charming fishing village.

This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.

Controversy surrounded the creation of this anti-fascist statue.

Take a schvitz just like an infamous Soviet dictator while his unblinking eye looks on.