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

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

In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

This record shop and unofficial black metal museum is an ode to Oslo's heaviest musical export.

The hillside where Edvard Munch experienced the panic attack that inspired “The Scream” offers one of the most striking evening views in Oslo.

These abandoned Cold War-era bunkers are now a designated refuge for endangered bat species.

The "feral child" who appeared in Bavaria in the 19th century remains as much a mystery as his unsolved murder.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Legend says this rock spire is the finger of a witch who wanted to throw the Faroe Islands towards Iceland.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.