Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.

This small statue hints at the incorrect origins of the lush landscape park surrounding it.

A former top secret military tunnel is now stuffed with snow and open year-round to skiers.

This restaurant gives a new meaning to farm-to-table cuisine.

A concrete Picasso in the middle of a student housing complex on the outskirts of Stockholm.

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

A Chinese meditation center in the middle of rural Sweden, partly funded by a member of ABBA.

A replica of the beloved character's house, modeled after the author's own drawings.

Take a schvitz just like an infamous Soviet dictator while his unblinking eye looks on.

A tombstone on the grounds of the royal castle marks the burial site of a Swedish king's beloved dog.

The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.

Maybe the only restaurant in the world where your seat will be signed by a Nobel laureate.

A Viking man's tribute to his brother stands in Gävle's oldest church.

A concrete mushroom that divided Stockholm residents for nearly a century.

From under the bed of one of the co-founders, this server helped launch the notorious file-sharing website.

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

This patch of land is home to Sweden's largest burial mound, allegedly belonging to a mythical king.

The ruins of a monastery where Saint Bridget of Sweden had her revelations recorded.

These mysterious circular formations are actually remnants of 19th century gristmills.

Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.

Tucked away in a downtown Stockholm park are the remains of a World War II defense position.

The three colorful women depict characters from a beloved children's story.

This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."

What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.