Places queenofuniverse Wants to Go

A small Oslo museum dedicated to failed products, bad ideas, overhyped inventions, and the strange lessons hidden inside them.

Charming small streets lined with well preserved wooden houses dating to the 18th and 19th century.

Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.

This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.

A residential service road transformed into a menagerie of larger-than-life paintings of iconic Arctic wildlife.

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.

This wooden troll marks the starting point for Detroit Lakes' troll scavenger hunt.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

In an alley behind a Fargo bar, you can roleplay as Mario while interacting with a popular street mural.