Longyearbyen, Norway
Longyearbyen
In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
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Longyearbyen, Norway
In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
Aurland, Norway
Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.
Oslo, Norway
One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.
Nordkapp, Norway
At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.
Flåm, Norway
A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.
Bodo, Norway
According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.
Oslo, Norway
Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.
Aurland, Norway
A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.
Lindesnes, Norway
The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.
Rjukan, Norway
For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.
Bergen, Norway
Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.
Stavanger, Norway
Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Bergen, Norway
The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.
Flåm, Norway
One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.
Luster, Norway
An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.
Strand, Norway
This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.
Røst, Norway
The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.
Luster, Norway
A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.
Forsand, Norway
This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.
Gildeskål, Norway
Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.
Averøy, Norway
A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
Odda, Norway
Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."
Narsarsuaq, Greenland
An experimental forest at the foreground of arboreal science is also the canary in the coal mine for climate change.