A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

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

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

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

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

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

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

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

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

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

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

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

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

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.

The unique design of this former quarry provides ideal acoustics for concerts.

The marker that allows students all over the world to be late for class.

The standard measure of Lagom, a measure of what is enough.

These Bronze Age rock carvings are among the oldest in the region.

An oil drilling mistake created this fountain that has been spraying water for over 150 years.

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.