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Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

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

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

The internet as provided by a James Bond villain.

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.

A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.