The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

Cold storage for agricultural biodiversity.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

Flaunt your karaoke chops at this pitch-perfect dive bar.

A rainbow of kulfi and falooda flows from this Indian-style ice cream parlor.

A melancholy jester sits on the grave of a famous 20th-century ballet dancer and choreographer.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.