Luster, Norway
Urnes Stave Church
An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.
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Luster, Norway
An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.
Flåm, Norway
A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.
Aurland, Norway
Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.
Oslo, Norway
This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.
Oslo, Norway
A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.
Oslo, Norway
Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.
Oslo, Norway
The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.
Oslo, Norway
Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.
Oslo, Norway
An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.
Oslo, Norway
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
London, England
A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.
London, England
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
London, England
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
Southampton, England
Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.
Coventry, England
The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.
Nye County, Nevada
The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Fallon, Nevada
On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.
Stockholm, Sweden
Celebrating the Swedish ship used in the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage.
Stockholm, Sweden
This Stockholm art museum integrates many of its pieces into the surrounding outdoor areas and natural landscape.