Ruins of two abandoned stations destroyed by the power they sought to harness.

Once the scene of a young boy's home in revolt, this Norwegian island is now home to the world's first "ecological" prison.

Research station devoted to mysterious floating lights seen in a Norwegian valley.

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.

Norway's national monument to fallen seamen.

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

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

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

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

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

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

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

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.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

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

Only electricity pylons carrying both AC and DC circuits.

A tiny village is home to the world's only diner completely devoted to the many varieties of traditional Swedish dumplings.

The ruins of a monastery where Saint Bridget of Sweden had her revelations recorded.

A tombstone on the grounds of the royal castle marks the burial site of a Swedish king's beloved dog.