Visit Ålesund

Crooked wooden wharf houses of the old Hanseatic trading quarter.

Visit Bergen, Norway's second-largest city and gateway to the fjords. Explore the UNESCO-listed Bryggen Hanseatic wharf with its colorful wooden buildings dating to the 14th century, ride the Fløibanen funicular to Mount Fløyen for panoramic views over the city and fjords, and wander through the Bergen Fish Market to sample fresh seafood like salmon and king crab. Don't miss the KODE art museums, which house works by Edvard Munch and other Norwegian artists.

Visit Trondheim, Norway's historic third-largest city. Explore Nidaros Cathedral (the northernmost medieval cathedral in Europe and burial site of St. Olav), stroll along the Nidelva River with its colorful wooden warehouses, visit the Rockheim museum (Norway's national museum of popular music with interactive exhibits), and try local specialties like klippfisk (dried and salted cod) at the historic Bakklandet district.

Visit Å, a tiny fishing village in Norway's Lofoten archipelago. See the iconic red fishermen's cabins (rorbuer) on stilts over the water, hike to the nearby Møysalen National Park for dramatic mountain and fjord views, and explore the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum to learn about traditional cod fishing and stockfish production that sustained the region for centuries.

The Arctic capital - aurora overhead, cathedral on the water, sun gone until January.

White wooden houses, the oil museum and the boat to Pulpit Rock and the Lysefjord.

Saltstraumen, the world's strongest tidal current, the midnight sun and the ferry to Lofoten.

Norway's summer city on the south coast, with the zoo and Fiskebrygga fish quay.