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Trondheim, Norway

Dora I

At this concrete bunker on the Trondheim fjord, secrets lie above and below the water's surface.
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Norway

Kinnarodden (Cape Nordkinn)

Remote and wild, Kinnarodden is the northernmost point of mainland Europe.
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Rotsund, Norway

Spåkenes Coastal Fort

The gnarled remains of an exploded German bunker from World War II sit along a breathtaking fjord.
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Flørli, Norway

Flørlitrappene

These 4,444 wooden steps straight up a mountain were built to serve a hydroelectric power station but these days, they're mostly used by hikers.
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Vihals, Norway

Jutulholet

Local legends say that a giant who tried to destroy a nearby church lived in this rock cave.
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Svalbard, Norway

Svalbard Satellite Station

This Norwegian satellite station provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Bergen, Norway

Heksestein (The Witch Stone)

A memorial to 350 people burned at the stake for witchcraft.
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Tromsø, Norway

Arctic–Alpine Botanic Garden

The world's northernmost botanic garden has 25 collections of plants from arctic and alpine regions.
Added by AlexMadeira
Movatn, Norway

Dornier Do 17M-1 Crash Site

The remains of a German plane still sit in the Norwegian wood where it crashed in 1942.
Added by HansMartin
Gildeskål, Norway

Noviken VLF Transmitter

Large military radio station without transmitting towers.
Added by Alpha
Horten, Norway

Bastøy Prison

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

Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society

This one-room museum is dedicated to Norwegian history and jokes.
Added by mjdstephens
Narvik, Norway

Z2 Georg Thiele Shipwreck

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

Kristiansand Kanonmuseum

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

Barentsburg

This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.
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Stokke, Norway

Sti For Øye

Art becomes an enchanting part of the environment at this wooded sculpture park.
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Hellvik, Norway

Halvikhula

The largest cave in Northern Europe.
Volodymyr Riabchuk Added by Volodymyr Riabchuk
Bergen, Norway

Lepramuseet (Leprosy Museum)

St George's Leprosy Museum depicts the gruesome afflictions of those suffering from the disease.
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Longyearbyen, Norway

Svalbard Bryggeri

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

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel

The world's northernmost ice hotel.
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Stavanger, Norway

Iron Age Farm

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

Korketrekkeren

Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.
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Vågsøy, Norway

Kannesteinen Rock

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Oslo, Norway

Fram Museum

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