Rocks in Sweden

An Ice Age rock grotto autographed by royalty.

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

The rock carving that became an internet meme.

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

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

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.

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

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

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.