Places Fabeldyret Wants to Go

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

This Norwegian satellite station provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world.

Five soviet prisoners of war were executed at this spot just days before the liberation of Norway.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

An impressive museum dedicated to the resource that made the Scandinavian country rich.

A bold and controversial statue of a Christmas icon, blending adult undertones with playful humor, stands year-round in a traffic circle.

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.

The remains of a German plane still sit in the Norwegian wood where it crashed in 1942.

The world's northernmost botanic garden has 25 collections of plants from arctic and alpine regions.

A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

A collection documenting Nazi occupation of Norway, including a painting believed to be made by Hitler.

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

Thousands of birds nest in the cliffs while arctic foxes prowl below.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

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

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

Once the scene of a young boy's home in revolt, this Norwegian island is now home to the world's first "ecological" prison.

Mound of stones marking the burial site of the world's most famous orca.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

Europe's only museum solely dedicated to the history of whaling still has a fully-functioning whaling ship.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.