This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.

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

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

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

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

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

A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

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.

Cold storage for agricultural biodiversity.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

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.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

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