According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

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

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

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

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

Cold storage for agricultural biodiversity.

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

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

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

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.

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

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

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

This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.

These 5,000-year-old cave paintings provide a glimpse into prehistoric Finnish life.

This honeycomb-textured tafone looks like a petrified troll head.

This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.

Extraordinary animals sculpted from leftover junk.

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

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

More than 200 eclectic sculptures surround the artist's home.