Legends surrounding this megalithic tomb range from giants to a dwarf named Trollid.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

More than 50,000 gannets claim the cliffs of Bonaventure Island.

The world's longest covered bridge is a quaint and incredible wooden tunnel.

When World War II came to Canada, Fort Péninsule was part of the first line of defense for Allied shipping convoys.

Alongside a scenic road are the remains of crumbling World War II gun emplacement.

Iconic rock formations that allow for exploration during high or low tide.

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

A beautiful waterfall and beach where precious stones are plentiful.

Accessible only by train, the beauty of Agawa Canyon Wilderness Park is worth the journey.

A sacred Ojibwe site covered in pictographs next to Lake Superior.

Ancient indigenous sculptures steeped in history and shrouded in mystery.

The ruined remains of an early hydroelectric dam.

The intense competition of the 19th-century fur trading industry played out at this fort in Western Canada.

Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.

Blackfoot petroglyphs of southern Alberta which date back as far as 7000 B.C.

What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.

A historic ghost town still worth a visit.

Unlike many reclaimed, abandoned mines, this Canadian cave system is still just a dangerous maze.