The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

Hang with reindeer at this 400-year-old Sámi market.

The largest of Denmark's seven mysterious round churches stands on an island in the Baltic Sea.

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

Art becomes an enchanting part of the environment at this wooded sculpture park.

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.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

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

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

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.

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

A stoic sculpture that overlooks the waters.

This roadside attraction looks like a flying saucer parked atop the tundra.

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

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

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

This solitary convex mirror sculpture at an abandoned ferry station at the edge of a fjord reflects the scenery back at the viewer.

A collection documenting Nazi occupation of Norway, including a painting believed to be made by Hitler.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.

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