Geology in Sweden

According to local lore, a flying dragon was blinded by a lighthouse and crashed, leaving a permanent mark on this island rock.

This cave at the base of an unusually shaped cliff is said to be inhabited by a mythical forest enchantres from Scandinavian folklore.

This building, previously used as a courthouse, has an unusual geological feature in its basement.

The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.

A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.

This tree was once used to calculate the decrease of the Baltic Sea.

A prehistoric geological oddity tucked behind Stockholm's natural history museum.

Walking through this narrow gorge will make you feel like you've fallen into a fairytale landscape.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

Hidden in plain sight, Sweden's official ordnance datum is now abandoned.

Sweden's southernmost prehistoric rock art is hidden just outside Gothenburg.

A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.

This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.