A bus with a butt and biceps to put Olympic athletes to shame.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

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

For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.

A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.

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

The art critic claiming that "only an ape could have done this" was in fact right.

Each of these hand-painted wooden boxes, which date to between the 16th and 19th centuries, contains a genuine human skull.

A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

This striking royal residence is the largest Renaissance-style castle in Scandinavia.

Considered one of the most haunted places in Europe, this 800-year-old castle was home to noble prisoners.

An abandoned mining complex in Serra do Gerês.

Explore an eerie, abandoned medieval citadel.