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A stunning architectural yet functional feat, towering over Oslo.

These circular ruins are all that remain of a 17th-century Arctic whaling outpost.

This strange pyramid is a unique feature of the Austrått Manor.

A bold and controversial statue of a Christmas icon, blending adult undertones with playful humor, stands year-round in a traffic circle.

A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.

The remains of a German plane still sit in the Norwegian wood where it crashed in 1942.

The world's northernmost botanic garden has 25 collections of plants from arctic and alpine regions.

A collection documenting Nazi occupation of Norway, including a painting believed to be made by Hitler.

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

Large military radio station without transmitting towers.

Thousands of birds nest in the cliffs while arctic foxes prowl below.

A memorial to 350 people burned at the stake for witchcraft.

Once the scene of a young boy's home in revolt, this Norwegian island is now home to the world's first "ecological" prison.

Mound of stones marking the burial site of the world's most famous orca.

Europe's only museum solely dedicated to the history of whaling still has a fully-functioning whaling ship.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

A little Lady Liberty stands in the Norway town where the copper for the real thing came from.

This one-room museum is dedicated to Norwegian history and jokes.

The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.

This roadside attraction looks like a flying saucer parked atop the tundra.

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.

Mysterious man-made rock piles form an ancient cemetery on this rocky beach in Norway.

The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.

Norway's national monument to fallen seamen.