Places beckysagen Wants to Go

In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.

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

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

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

Walking through this narrow gorge will make you feel like you've fallen into a fairytale landscape.

A floating underwater hotel, created by a Swedish artist.

This giant subway sculpture celebrates the fruit that inspired the theory of gravity.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This unassuming shed was the stage for a monumental event in British history.

This wooden effigy believed to be King Charles I hung for centuries outside an inn and was mistaken for a deity.

One of the earliest depictions of an Arthurian scene that is shrouded in mystery.

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.