Get your cosplay on at Portland’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

High in the Italian Alps, a lonely chapel with a striking view of the Matterhorn.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

This carved stone slab marked the grave of a local dragon slayer, who makes a killer pie.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

This reconstructed Norman castle is the world's most accurate, from location to livestock.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

This Neolithic stone circle is the most complete of its kind in Scotland.

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.

This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.

A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.

These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.

This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.

The etchings on this narrow channel between two islands bear witness to maritime travelers who have passed through since the Middle Ages.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.