Places vmhenshaw Wants to Go

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.

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

Tiny Swedish village with a distinct local phenomenon known as an "Elk Shower."

This one-of-its-kind shipyard brings the 12th-century Viking Age back to life.

A statue that would be at home in Rome can instead be found in the heart of Norway's oldest city.

Once the scene of a young boy's home in revolt, this Norwegian island is now home to the world's first "ecological" prison.

The remains of a German plane still sit in the Norwegian wood where it crashed in 1942.

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

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

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

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

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

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

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

A crumbling monument to a now locally-extinct sport in Bulgaria's oldest ski resort.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

An unfinished complex built for children from around the world sits abandoned on the Black Sea coastline.

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

The social hall of this former factory is a Communist-era time capsule.

An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.