The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.

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

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

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

The world's northernmost botanic garden has 25 collections of plants from arctic and alpine regions.

A collection documenting Nazi occupation of Norway, including a painting believed to be made by Hitler.

This solitary convex mirror sculpture at an abandoned ferry station at the edge of a fjord reflects the scenery back at the viewer.

World's strongest whirlpool.

At this concrete bunker on the Trondheim fjord, secrets lie above and below the water's surface.

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

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

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

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

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

In a city of wooden houses, this watchtower was vital for early fire detection.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

An opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Nobel Peace Prize winners.

A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.

An impressive museum dedicated to the resource that made the Scandinavian country rich.

The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.

Five soviet prisoners of war were executed at this spot just days before the liberation of Norway.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.