Places timfoster5mpu Wants to Go

A bold and controversial statue of a Christmas icon, blending adult undertones with playful humor, stands year-round in a traffic circle.

A stunning architectural yet functional feat, towering over Oslo.

This record shop and unofficial black metal museum is an ode to Oslo's heaviest musical export.

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

This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

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

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

Tens of thousands of tiny bottles stuffed with various items.

Thousands of miniature bronze sculptures have taken over this city square creating a unique art installation.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

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

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Early habitat dioramas and home of the elusive gaff, the skvader.

It's always game time at Stockholm's only museum devoted solely to video games.

A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.

A Swedish university commemorates the former U.S. President’s bathroom visit with a gold plaque.

Not far from where one of the most famous Swedes of all time is buried, an infamous man was put to rest.

The site of Stockholm's last public execution.

A response to the wrongly placed meridian of the same name.

There are hidden patterns on the subway seats of some Stockholm metro cars.

This building, previously used as a courthouse, has an unusual geological feature in its basement.