Places gloriana Wants to Go

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

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

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

The largest collection of ornamental hair combs on the planet.

Open day and night, a church with three pews and Bibles.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

A New Hampshire grave with a grudge.

A controversial art piece that harkens back to local folklore.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.