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

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

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

A Japanese sculptor carved an ode to biodiversity into a floodplain.

The taxidermy remains of the mighty beast made famous by a Crocodile Dundee film.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.