Sweden
Gotland
Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.
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Sweden
Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.
Falun, Sweden
His body was found mysteriously preserved in a Swedish mine over 40 years after his initial disappearance.
Kneippen, Sweden
Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.
Visby, Sweden
A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.
Visby, Sweden
Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.
Visby, Sweden
This trio of stone spires claims to be the only preserved medieval execution site in Europe.
Visby, Sweden
Legend has it that this large rock maze in Sweden was created as punishment by the daughter of a wealthy captain.
Sweden
This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.
Gävle, Sweden
If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.
Säter, Sweden
A museum dedicated to the history of psychiatric treatment featuring a gallery of art made by patients.
Kvarntorp, Sweden
An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.
Skinnskatteberg, Sweden
Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.
Fagersta N, Sweden
Few would expect the world's oldest preserved oil refinery to be found in Sweden.
Norrköping, Sweden
This roundabout was renamed in honor of the Swedish king's royal fender-bender.
Uppsala, Sweden
Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.
Uppsala, Sweden
The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.
Uppsala, Sweden
A nightly tradition fills the streets of Flogsta with a collective scream.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.
Stockholm, Sweden
This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Stockholm, Sweden
Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.
Stockholm, Sweden
The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.
Stockholm, Sweden
A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.