Places Oubliette Wants to Go

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

Norway's chilly all ice-instrument festival.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

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

The world's northernmost ice hotel.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

A reconstructed farm shows what life was like in Norway 1,500 years ago.

World's strongest whirlpool.

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.

The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.

At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

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

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

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.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

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

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.