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A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

Switzerland's oldest public observatory is an important part of the Zurich cityscape.

Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.

Keep your eyes out for this "ghost" and walking pun.

These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.

A historical farmstead with stunning views over the fjord.

Traces of a Sami settlement and sacrificial site dating back more than 9,000 years.

This 65,000-ton glacial boulder stands as a striking natural monument.

Remote and wild, Kinnarodden is the northernmost point of mainland Europe.

A small collection of magic tricks and memorabilia is now an apartment-sized museum.

History, science or architecture fans will love this hidden gem in Oslo.

Peer into the night sky with one of Norway's oldest associations of land-based space explorers.

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

A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.