This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

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

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

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

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

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

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.

One of Scandinavia's largest mosaics pays tribute to Danish art and science luminaries.

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.

The largest bottled beer collection in the world holds over 22,000 unique beer bottles.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.