The "Land of the Midnight Sun" offers a special experience. Norwegians view their scrub-covered islands, snow-crested peaks, and glacier-born fjords as symbols of a wilderness culture. The majestic scenery inspired the symphonies of Grieg, the plays of Ibsen, and the paintings of Munch. The landscape has also shaped the Norwegians' view of themselves as pastoral dwellers in one of the world's most splendid...
Sites Unseen Unique, irreplaceable, and still largely unknown—our must-see-now list of the UN's latest World Heritage picks Source: Outside
Valhalla on Wheels Two guys, ten days, 500 miles by bike through gorgeous Norway. The only rule? No suffering. Source: Outside
Go Berserker Nothing is too wild for the adventure pilgrims who converge on Voss, Norway, for summer thrills Source: Outside
Bloody Business Norwegian fishermen call it an honest day's work. Greenpeace calls it a violent crime. The issue is the annual hunt for North Atlantic minke whales, a plentiful species that, every spring, gets harpooned by the hundreds and then sold in Norway's seafood aisles. Who's right? As PHILIP ARMOUR learns during a voyage aboard the whaleboat Sofie, the truth isn't pretty—but it's a lot more complicated than you'd think. Source: Outside
Catch the Wild North Iceland isn't the only place to revel in Nordic madness. Once the rest of Scandinavia has made it through another winter, the residents start to vibrate...they grin...they regress...and turn positively Viking. All you need to know is where and how to tap into their Valhallas. Source: Outside
