The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

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

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

Iron Butterfly's personal collection of footwear.

Marikina's record-breaking loafers.

Some locals believe the fabled lost gold of General Yamashida is hiding somewhere beneath the city.

Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

A well kept and well documented look at the Bruneian Sultan's life and successes.

1800 rooms of single-family residence in Brunei.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.