Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

Abbey built on the ruins of Roman catacombs.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.

The largest underground lake in Europe.

Visit a prison tower used during witch tribunals.

These spindly, stone-capped formations are the product of glacial deposits and thousands of years of erosion.

This declassified Cold War bunker hosts a large collection of Swedish aircraft.

This strange building looks like a medieval fortress crashed into a 1960s Brutalist office block.

The giant club-wielding wildman stands proud as the symbol of Swedish Lapland.

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

The world's largest underground iron ore mine.

These coffin-like Brutalist balconies were inspired by a nearby mine.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

The world’s largest knitted mitten is displayed in one of Sweden’s smallest Arctic villages.

Few remain of these distinctive old trees that once served as natural landmarks for travelers on the road.

Hang with reindeer at this 400-year-old Sámi market.

Explore the frozen river and take a walk to a nearby island on some of the longest ice roads in Sweden.

The world's first purpose-built indoor shopping mall opened in Sweden in 1955.

A medieval village, with red wooden cottages around a stone church, stands as a well-preserved example of a settlement type that was once common in northern Sweden.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.