Bodo, Norway
Saltstraumen Maelstrom
World's strongest whirlpool.
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Bodo, Norway
World's strongest whirlpool.
Tromsø, Norway
The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.
Boden N, Sweden
A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.
Gildeskål, Norway
Large military radio station without transmitting towers.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.
Linköping, Sweden
For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.
Strand, Norway
This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.
Forsand, Norway
This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.
Kvam, Norway
Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.
Odda, Norway
Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."
Ragunda, Sweden
Said to be one of Sweden's most haunted places, this vicarage once even attracted a ghost-busting priest.
Averøy, Norway
A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
Årjäng SV, Sweden
This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.
Ludvika, Sweden
Tiny Swedish village with a distinct local phenomenon known as an "Elk Shower."
Luster, Norway
A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.
Holtålen, Norway
Research station devoted to mysterious floating lights seen in a Norwegian valley.
Faroe Islands
The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.
Iceland
A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Iceland
This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.
Iceland
This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.
Iceland
This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.
Stykkishólmur, Iceland
This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.