Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
The Village of Monsanto
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
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Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Poland
These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.
Warsaw, Poland
The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.
Krakow, Poland
This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.
Słubice, Poland
The first, and perhaps only, monument dedicated to Wikipedia.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Trondheim, Norway
The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.
Holtålen, Norway
Research station devoted to mysterious floating lights seen in a Norwegian valley.
Larvik, Norway
What might look like a cliffside sacrificial altar at first glance is actually a stone compass pointing to cities and lighthouses all around the world.
Brønnøy, Norway
A naturally occurring tunnel in this Nordic mountain makes it look like it's been shot.
Bodo, Norway
World's strongest whirlpool.
Tromsø, Norway
The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.
Flåm, Norway
A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.
Aurland, Norway
A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.
Rjukan, Norway
For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.
Lindesnes, Norway
The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.
Røst, Norway
The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.
Barentsburg, Norway
This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.
Pyramiden, Norway
This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.
Strand, Norway
This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.
Gildeskål, Norway
Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.
Averøy, Norway
A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
Odda, Norway
Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."