The World’s 100 Best Landmarks · 2026
The Best Landmarks in the Nordics
1 of the 100 landmarks in The World’s 100 Best Landmarks 2026 is in the Nordics. The highest placed is Stegastein in Aurland, at number 82 in the world.
Viewing platform
Stegastein is a wooden viewing platform on a cliff above the Aurlandsfjord in Norway. Visitors look down over the fjord and the surrounding mountains from the platform.
Aurland
The platform is reached by road from Aurland and Flåm. Visitors walk out to a glass pane at the end of it.
Landmarks
Best by region
- The NordicsStegasteinAurland, NorwayN° 82
- EuropeAntwerp Central StationAntwerp, BelgiumN° 1
- AsiaRegistan SquareSamarkand, UzbekistanN° 6
- The Middle EastNaqsh-e Jahan SquareIsfahan, IranN° 11
- North AmericaHeceta Head LighthouseFlorence, United StatesN° 52
- The CaribbeanSantiago R. Palmer PlazaCaguas, Puerto RicoN° 100
- Latin AmericaTeatro ColónBuenos Aires, ArgentinaN° 5
- OceaniaSydney Opera HouseSydney, AustraliaN° 31