Must-SeeGolden Circle and Reykjavík
Iceland
Gullfoss, Geysir and Þingvellir, close to the world's northernmost capital.
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Nordic Countries
Fjords, northern lights and clean, calm cities.
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Must-SeeReykjavík
Iceland
The world's northernmost capital, with Hallgrímskirkja, music and thermal pools.
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Must-SeeNorwegian Fjords
Norway
Geiranger and Nærøyfjord are among the world's great views, by boat or road.
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Worth a DetourCopenhagen
Denmark
Nyhavn's colorful harbor, Tivoli Gardens and New Nordic food, on a bike.
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Worth a DetourHelsinki
Finland
Clean Nordic design and public saunas, with a sea fortress at Suomenlinna.
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Worth a DetourSouth Coast and Jökulsárlón
Iceland
Skógafoss, black sand at Vík, and icebergs drifting to Diamond Beach.
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Worth a DetourNorthern Lights
Iceland
Clear, dark nights from September to April can bring the aurora.
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Worth a DetourBergen and Flåm Railway
Norway
Wooden Bryggen wharf, and the world's steepest standard-gauge train.
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Worth a DetourFlåm Railway and Nærøyfjord
Norway
One of the world's steepest railways, down to a narrow fjord.
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Worth a DetourStockholm
Sweden
A city on 14 islands, with Gamla Stan, the Vasa warship museum and ABBA.
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Worth a DetourSwedish Lapland and the Icehotel
Sweden
A hotel carved from ice, huskies, and Sami reindeer country.
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Denmark
The home of Lego, and Aarhus's rainbow-topped art museum.
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Denmark
A fine museum of real Viking longships, with a royal cathedral.
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Faroe Islands
Grass roofs, puffins, and Lake Sørvágsvatn floating above the sea.
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Finland
Glass igloos, reindeer, huskies and the official home of Santa.
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Iceland
A milky-blue spa in a lava field. Eruptions nearby sometimes close it.
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Iceland
Iceland's most-photographed mountain and the Journey to the Center of the Earth glacier.
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If You're NearbyLandmannalaugar
Iceland
Rhyolite mountains in every color, with hot springs, on the Laugavegur trail.
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Þórsmörk
Iceland
A green valley between glaciers, at the end of the Laugavegur trail.
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If You're NearbyLofoten Islands
Norway
Red fishing cabins beneath sheer peaks, above the Arctic Circle.
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Norway
Two of the world's most thrilling cliff-edge hikes.
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Norway
A road of hairpins up a wall of mountains, by the Romsdalseggen ridge.
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Norway
The Home of the Giants, with Norway's highest peaks and the Besseggen ridge.
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Norway
Mainland Europe's largest glacier, with blue arms reaching valley floors.
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Sweden
The King's Trail, Sweden's highest peak and some of Earth's best aurora skies.
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