The Atlas Obscura Guide To Osby

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Osby, Sweden

Updated September 14, 2023

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Osby, Sweden

Sweden's Oldest Olive Tree

A centuries-old olive tree thrives in a small botanical garden.

Osby, Sweden

'Apan och Kaninen' ('Bunny and Monkey')

These massive animal sculptures were constructed as part of a reality TV show challenge.

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Vertikal view of a section of the line of holes.

Tofta, Sweden

Svärjarehålorna (The Swearer's Holes)

Is the centuries-old enigma of these mysterious "perjurer's footprints," where nothing ever grows, attributed to natural phenomena or to the realm of folklore?

10 miles from Osby

Ballingslöv, Sweden

Self-Tribute Stone of 'Bagga-Sven'

A confident and eccentric goat farmer boldly proclaimed his honor with an inscription on this woodland stone.

11 miles from Osby

Knislinge, Sweden

'Fideicommissum'

A bronze, peeing self-portrait protests unequal inheritance rights.

13 miles from Osby

Vittsjö, Sweden

The Jerlov Observatory

This former peat factory was transformed into an observatory before being abandoned once again.

14 miles from Osby

Kornhult, Sweden

Ljusen i Smedjeån

A sculpture of three large candles in the middle of the water of the river Smedjeån.

23 miles from Osby

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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Osby, Sweden

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Sweden's Oldest Olive Tree

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'Apan och Kaninen' ('Bunny and Monkey')

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Self-Tribute Stone of 'Bagga-Sven'

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