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

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.

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

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

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

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

The charming storybook building now houses a small police museum.

The world's biggest floating museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

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

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.

An old Danish political institution where members of government can grab a drink off the record.

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

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.