The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

This tablet indicates where the tragic monarch returned to begin her tumultuous downfall.

This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

A multi-storied painting that depicts the area's rich and diverse maritime history.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

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

The Brutalist building harbors an unusual inverted dome that swoops down over its central sacred room.

Tens of thousands of tiny bottles stuffed with various items.

This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

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

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

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.

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

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