Norway has midnight sun in the north, where the sun doesn’t set for weeks in summer. You can go hiking at 2 a.m. in full daylight.

In winter, parts of Norway experience polar night, where the sun doesn’t rise at all. Instead, you get long twilight hours and some of the best Northern Lights in the world.

The country has mountains, glaciers, beaches, and Arctic tundra all in one place. You can surf and ski in the same day in some regions.

Norway’s coastline is longer than the distance from New York to Los Angeles, if you include all the fjords and islands. It’s incredibly rugged and dramatic.

Norway has reindeer roaming freely in the north. They even have right of way on some roads.

Norway has a Seed Vault on Svalbard that stores backups of crops from around the world. It’s basically a global food insurance policy.

Norwegians love the outdoors so much they have a law called “allemannsretten.” It gives everyone the right to roam and camp freely in nature, even on private land (with a few rules).

Babies in Norway often nap outside in their strollers, even in cold weather.

Norway has over 1,000 fjords, carved by glaciers during the Ice Age. Some are so deep that large cruise ships sail right next to tiny villages.

During World War II, Norway carried out one of the most famous sabotage missions in history to stop nuclear development. The story is so wild it feels fictional, but it’s real.

The country has the longest road tunnel in the world, the Lærdal Tunnel. It’s 24.5 km long and uses colored lighting to keep drivers awake.

There are more electric cars per capita in Norway than anywhere else. In some cities, it feels like gas cars are the minority.

Norway introduced salmon sushi to Japan in the 1980s. Today, Norwegian salmon is eaten all over the world.