In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.

These abandoned salt flats are now a haven for wildlife.

These sea caves are the source of Xigia Beach's distinct aroma.

An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

These ruins have been linked to a sherbet factory that exploded, but the story may be entirely fictional.

The former home of the world-famous Templeton Carpet Factory.

Tiny Swedish village with a distinct local phenomenon known as an "Elk Shower."

Once the nail factory shut its doors, this Swedish factory town was abandoned, leaving behind a modern ghost town.

This restaurant gives a new meaning to farm-to-table cuisine.

This serene wooded hilltop has a dark history as the climactic point of the Swedish witch trials.

Rocks carved with biblical passages in the 1800s.

The ruins of a monastery where Saint Bridget of Sweden had her revelations recorded.

A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.

This abandoned Swedish folkpark offers an amazing view over the town of Överkalix.

The suspected burial mound of legendary Viking Björn Ironside.

Home to 200 plaster casts of Scandinavian proboscises.

Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.

A Chinese meditation center in the middle of rural Sweden, partly funded by a member of ABBA.

A Viking man's tribute to his brother stands in Gävle's oldest church.

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