Places vmhenshaw Wants to Go

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.

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

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

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.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

A controversial artwork draws attention to the dark history of Prague's "Suicide Bridge."

A crucified and bearded female saint.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.

This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

An old asylum graveyard that's been abandoned for half a century attracts those seeking a dark thrill.

Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.