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On a tiny island in northwestern Norway, one of the country's few remaining original stave churches.

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.

Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.

In Cold Spring, New York, a shrine containing Godzilla and an assortment of plastic dinosaurs stands dedicated to a teenager who died in a car accident in 1996.

A journey to a hand-crafted island involves a trip across this lattice bridge.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

The remnants of a luxurious resort that saw its peak in the 1970s and 1980s has been abandoned since 2009, leaving behind the wreckage of both the hotel and a beautiful ice skating rink.

This sprawling woodland estate was the brainchild of iconic American industrial designer Russel Wright.

At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.

This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

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

What might look like a cliffside sacrificial altar at first glance is actually a stone compass pointing to cities and lighthouses all around the world.

This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.

The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.

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

Just off the city’s central station hides a quaint lamp-lit alley into medieval Elsinore.

Northern Europe’s largest castle ruins sit precariously on an island cliffside.

It might look like just a pile of sticks—because it is. But there's a dark history to how this stack got its start.

This Danish park has celebrated the American independence day since 1912.

A small artistic "graveyard" where clichéd expressions have been buried.