The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

At this monastery, monks make raw-milk cheese and use excess whey to create methane that powers their hot-water system.

A suspended footbridge allows for traversing this gorge carved through the French Alps.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

The first modern cemetery of Lyon is complete with more than 200 chapels and monuments.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

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

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

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

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

The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

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

The world's most charming instant portrait studio also happens to be its smallest.

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.