dannew97's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place
Loading map...
Stockholm, Sweden

Gamla Riksbanken (The Old National Bank)

One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Stockholm, Sweden

Scharmer's Small Solar Telescope

A scale model of the world's largest existing lensed telescope.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Borås, Sweden

Walking to Boras

A colossal strolling Pinocchio that was greeted with more outrage than whimsy.
xoox Added by xoox
Uppsala, Sweden

Saint Erik's Spring

Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Stockholm, Sweden

'Moby dick'

A statue that stood at the center of a long copyright battle.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Kiruna, Sweden

LKAB’s Visitor Center

The world's largest underground iron ore mine.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Borås SV, Sweden

Bockaby Urban Warfare Facility

This abandoned urban warfare facility is a dream come true for airsoft and paintball enthusiasts.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Uppsala, Sweden

Rune Staff Collection

The second-largest collection of runic calendar staffs in Sweden.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Stockholm, Sweden

Johanneshovs Skans (Johanneshov Sconce)

Part of an abandoned19th-century fortress hides in plain sight inside a modern office building.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Stockholm, Sweden

Järnblocket (Iron Boulder)

A prehistoric geological oddity tucked behind Stockholm's natural history museum.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Uppsala, Sweden

Urdar's Well and Yggdrasil

Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Sala, Sweden

Little Istanbul

One man's fascination with Turkey led to this backyard mini-city.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Landskrona, Sweden

Hven

This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Lycksele, Sweden

Lycksele Ice Pillar

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Uppsala, Sweden

Pelle Svanslös Crosswalk

Uppsala's adorable feline sign celebrates a popular children's book set in the Swedish city.
KoinuSensei Added by KoinuSensei
Stockholm, Sweden

Normalhöjdpunkten

Hidden in plain sight, Sweden's official ordnance datum is now abandoned.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Gnisvärd, Sweden

Gnisvärd Stone Ships

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Stockholm, Sweden

Olof Palme Memorial Plaque

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.
Kelly Harrison Added by Kelly Harrison
Stockholm, Sweden

Entombed Cross

This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Sweden

On the Way

Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Stockholm, Sweden

Källargränd urinoar (Källargränd Urinal)

A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Gävle, Sweden

Gävlebocken

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Älvsbyn V, Sweden

Laver Ruins

The concrete skeletons of an abandoned Swedish town hide among the trees.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Stockholm, Sweden

Vikingaliv Runestone

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