Many historians today consider Sverre as Norway's greatest king of all time. 

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.

This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.

Europe's only museum solely dedicated to the history of whaling still has a fully-functioning whaling ship.

Tens of thousands of tiny bottles stuffed with various items.

A small collection of magic tricks and memorabilia is now an apartment-sized museum.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

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

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.

A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.

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

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

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

Norway's chilly all ice-instrument festival.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

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

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

A little Lady Liberty stands in the Norway town where the copper for the real thing came from.

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

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

St George's Leprosy Museum depicts the gruesome afflictions of those suffering from the disease.