Oslo, Norway
Emanuel Vigeland Mausoleum
An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.
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Oslo, Norway
An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Oslo, Norway
A small collection of magic tricks and memorabilia is now an apartment-sized museum.
Oslo, Norway
Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.
Oslo, Norway
Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.
Oslo, Norway
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
Sandefjord, Norway
Europe's only museum solely dedicated to the history of whaling still has a fully-functioning whaling ship.
Helsingør, Denmark
Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Skagen, Denmark
The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.
Skagen, Denmark
Tiring of digging out the door to this church for every service, it was eventually abandoned to the sands.
Höganäs, Sweden
Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.
Munkedal, Sweden
Many historians today consider Sverre as Norway's greatest king of all time.
Gnosjö S, Sweden
The lost American era of gunfighters, bandits, Indians and steam trains is recreated in Sweden.
Varberg, Sweden
Take a schvitz just like an infamous Soviet dictator while his unblinking eye looks on.
Gothenburg, Sweden
One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.
Varberg, Sweden
Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.
Borås, Sweden
A colossal strolling Pinocchio that was greeted with more outrage than whimsy.
Gothenburg, Sweden
A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.
Gothenburg, Sweden
A 200-year-old collection of medical paraphernalia in a historic house.
Kungsbacka, Sweden
Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.
Årjäng SV, Sweden
This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.
Reigi, Estonia
A wooden replica of France's famous tower.
Turku, Finland
Pigduck of Turku.
Saaremaa, Estonia
Once standing on solid ground, this slender beacon is a victim of the very shoreline it was charged with announcing.