Aurland, Norway
Aurland Lookout
A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.
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Aurland, Norway
A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.
Røst, Norway
The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.
Bergen, Norway
Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.
Luster, Norway
An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.
Luster, Norway
A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.
Strand, Norway
This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.
Averøy, Norway
A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
Dayton, Nevada
The smallest country in the world.
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Nehalem, Oregon
Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."
Corbett, Oregon
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
Portland, Oregon
Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.
Portland, Oregon
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
Portland, Oregon
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
Portland, Oregon
Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.
Helsingør, Denmark
Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Ishøj, Denmark
Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.
Niigata, Japan
Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.
Lutcher, Louisiana
A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.
Hastings, England
Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.
Tianjin, China
China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.
Langfang Shi, China
Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."