An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

Early habitat dioramas and home of the elusive gaff, the skvader.

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

This Norwegian satellite station provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world.

A reconstructed farm shows what life was like in Norway 1,500 years ago.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

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

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

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

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

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

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

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

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.

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

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

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

Rare documents, old instruments, and gruesome specimens showcase the history of military medicine.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.