Army lieutenant and part-time chemist Carl Axel Arrhenius was excited when, in 1787, he came across a strange heavy black rock in an old quarry near the Swedish village of Ytterby. Arrhenius... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities, Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science | Edited by Alpha, Dylan and others

Most people have heard of or may remember UHF or VHF from their old televisions. They stood for Ultra High Frequency and Very High Frequency, and because of their high frequencies they made... »

Electrical Oddities | Edited by Alpha, Annetta and others

In the far southwest corner of Sweden, in a nature preserve a few kilometers northwest of the town of Arild, on a rocky beach reachable only via boat or a strenuous 30- to 45-minute hike, is the... »

Outsider Art, Micro-Nations, Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by GrynetMolvin, Henry and 3 others

The Utter Inn has what could be called at best very limited accommodations. It has only one available room houses only two single beds, but those lucky enough to occupy those two beds get a... »

Watery Wonders, Commercial Curiosities, Odd Accommodations | Edited by Dylan

The island of Hven, though only 7.5 square kilometers in area, was once a mecca for 16th century scientists and the reason for Denmark to spend more than five percent of its national wealth (an... »

Instruments of Science, Retro-Tech, Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Trevor

In the small village of Gravendal in Dalarna, Sweden there is an old wooden water tube, leading water to the local electric power station. Because of it´s age, this tube is full of holes so water... »

Weird Weather Phenomena, Watery Wonders | Edited by

Housed in the Museum of Student Life at Lund University in Sweden, the Nose Academy is a collection of more than 100 plaster casts of noses belonging to distinguished (and a few... »

Unique Collections | Edited by Josh and Henry

The Biologiska Museet was built in 1893 to a design by architect Agi Lindegren, and was inspired by the medieval Norwegian stave churches. The founder of the museum, Gustaf Kolthoff was a... »

Natural History, Hunting and Taxidermy | Edited by jiblite and michelle

Seventeenth century Sweden was an up-and-coming state with great ambitions. Colonial expansion was on the mind of every royal and for Sweden, the Navy was to be the backbone of any successful... »

Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane

The Grand Rapids (Storforsen) was once one of the most magnificent waterfalls in Sweden, connecting Lake Ragunda to the Indalsälven river. But a disastrous attempt in 1796 to dig a bypass canal... »

Martian Landscapes, Disaster Areas | Edited by Kris, Dylan and others