Nordkapp, Norway
North Cape
At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.
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Nordkapp, Norway
At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.
Robertsfors N, Sweden
The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Contrasting the old concrete courthouse beneath, a modern and colorful residential marvel has emerged, stirring both acclaim and controversy.
Gävle, Sweden
If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.
Canillo, Andorra
Defy gravity at this fascinating Pyrenees overlook platform.
Empire, Nevada
The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.
Dayton, Nevada
The smallest country in the world.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Boulder City, Nevada
These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Castroville, California
It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."
Seligman, Arizona
A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Podgarić, Croatia
This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.
Šibenik, Croatia
This fountain has a growing (animal) population, and might also be growing in size.
Zadar, Croatia
A musical instrument played by the sea.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Željava, Croatia
Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.
Helsinki, Finland
These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.
Helsinki, Finland
The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.
Belgrade, Serbia
Different sections of the Zemun Fortress were built in the 14th and 15th century as a response to the advance of the Ottoman Empire.
Cusco, Peru
Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.