A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.

The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

A little-known cafe in an old copper bridge tower with 360-degree views of the harbor.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

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

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

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

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

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

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

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

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

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

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

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

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

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

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

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