Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."

What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.

The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.

Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.

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

This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.