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Two Viking-style sailing ships sit in a harbor.

Tønsberg, Norway

Vikingodden

This one-of-its-kind shipyard brings the 12th-century Viking Age back to life.

‘The Fat Policeman’

Budapest, Hungary

‘The Fat Policeman’

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

Troll Museum

Tromsø, Norway

Troll Museum

The first and only troll museum in Norway has interactive exhibits, friendly staff and a small gift shop.

Dornier Do 17M-1 Crash Site

Movatn, Norway

Dornier Do 17M-1 Crash Site

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

'Glory Glory with Crutches'

Oslo, Norway

'Glory Glory with Crutches'

Located within military grounds, this one-legged bronze soldier poignantly showcases the human cost of war.

Þúfa

Reykjavik, Iceland

Þúfa

This earthwork installation sits on a grassy hill, celebrating Iceland's past and present.

Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat.

Reykjavik, Iceland

Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

Elf Houses

Reykjavik, Iceland

Álfaskólinn (Elf School)

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

Icelandic Phallological Museum

Reykjavik, Iceland

Icelandic Phallological Museum

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

EVE Online Monument

Reykjavik, Iceland

EVE Online Monument

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

The cemetery.

Reykjavik, Iceland

Hólavallagarður Cemetery

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

Reykjavik, many decades ago.

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavík 871±2

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason Statue

Reykjavik, Iceland

Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason Statue

The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.

'The Black Cone, Monument to Civil Disobedience'

Reykjavik, Iceland

'The Black Cone, Monument to Civil Disobedience'

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

Hallgrimskirkja

Reykjavik, Iceland

Hallgrimskirkja

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The Last Original Standard Metre

Paris, France

The Last Original Standard Metre

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche

Paris, France

Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche

The narrowest street in Paris.

This black locust is the oldest tree in Paris.

Paris, France

Oldest Tree in Paris

This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.

Le Stryge.

Paris, France

Le Stryge

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Mascarons of Pont Neuf

Paris, France

Mascarons of Pont Neuf

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

Great things come from small packages
Permanently Closed

Tromsø, Norway

Siste Skanse

The world's most charming instant portrait studio also happens to be its smallest.

Arctic–Alpine Botanic Garden

Tromsø, Norway

Arctic–Alpine Botanic Garden

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

Newton's Apple Tree, Trinity College

Cambridge, England

Newton's Apple Tree, Trinity College

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

Ascension Parish Burial Ground

Cambridge, England

Ascension Parish Burial Ground

The graveyard with the highest IQ in Britain.

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