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Steilneset Memorial

Vardo, Norway

Steilneset Memorial

The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.

Hamnøy Reien, Lofoten.

Røst, Norway

Lofoten Islands

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

Torghatten

Brønnøy, Norway

Torghatten

A naturally occurring tunnel in this Nordic mountain makes it look like it's been shot.

St. Hallvard's Church with its inverted dome, seen from one of Enerhaugen's high-rises.

Oslo, Norway

St. Hallvard's Church and Monastery

The Brutalist building harbors an unusual inverted dome that swoops down over its central sacred room.

Hessdalen AMS

Holtålen, Norway

Hessdalen AMS

Research station devoted to mysterious floating lights seen in a Norwegian valley.

The Big Elk

Stor-Elvdal, Norway

Storelgen (The Big Moose)

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

BDSM masks in the sex machines museum in Prague.

Prague, Czechia

Sex Machines Museum

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

Prague Astronomical Clock

Prague, Czechia

Prague Astronomical Clock

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint-Michel, France

Mont Saint-Michel

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Exterior of Centre Pompidou

Paris, France

Centre Pompidou

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Machines of the Isle of Nantes

Nantes, France

Machines of the Isle of Nantes

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

Main Fourvière theatre.

Lyon, France

Ancient Roman Theaters of Lyon

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Fortress of Suomenlinna

Helsinki, Finland

Fortress of Suomenlinna

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Visnes Statue of Liberty

Karmoy, Norway

Visnes Statue of Liberty

A little Lady Liberty stands in the Norway town where the copper for the real thing came from.

Giant blueberries.

Stokke, Norway

Sti For Øye

Art becomes an enchanting part of the environment at this wooded sculpture park.

Minnehallen: The Hall of Remembrance

Larvik, Norway

Minnehallen: The Hall of Remembrance

Norway's national monument to fallen seamen.

The Rakke Compass.

Larvik, Norway

The Rakke Compass

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.

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Aurland, Norway

Aurland Lookout

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

Ægir Brewery microbrewery.

Flåm, Norway

Ægir Brewery

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

Sverd i fjell

Stavanger, Norway

Sverd I Fjell

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

Steinsdalsfossen

Kvam, Norway

Steinsdalsfossen Waterfall

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

Urnes Stave Church and graveyard.

Luster, Norway

Urnes Stave Church

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

The Atlantic Ocean Road on the west coast of Norway.

Averøy, Norway

Atlantic Road

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

The Capitol Records building.

Los Angeles, California

Capitol Records Building Morse Code

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

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