Places inesgmartins Wants to Go

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

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

The largest cave in Northern Europe.

The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.

Mysterious man-made rock piles form an ancient cemetery on this rocky beach in Norway.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

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

Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

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

World's strongest whirlpool.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

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

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.

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.

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.

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