Places alessandralee Wants to Go

This museum of Viking vessels allows visitors to take a replica out for a spin.

This quarry filled with 65 million-year-old limestone is now home to a nature reserve.

The center of Stockholm can be found along this quiet street.

A centuries-old copper mine that once provided two thirds of the world's copper supply.

These ancient rune stones plucked from the countryside now call this university park home.

The oldest Swedish built lighthouse still guides ships through the archipelago.

This unique sculpture is often overlooked by pedestrians.

This poured-concrete water reservoir is a gem of modernist architecture well-hidden in a city forest.

This building, previously used as a courthouse, has an unusual geological feature in its basement.

An abstract representation of weather in Sweden.

A water reservoir disguised as a castle stands atop a hill in a park in Stockholm city.

A railway, a waterway, and a roadway all in one, suspended over a rushing river.

These waste baskets play a few risque messages to discourage littering.

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

This makeshift concrete bunker is an unusual reminder of the Cold War.

Celebrating the Swedish ship used in the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage.

One of the longest footbridges in Europe.

There are hidden patterns on the subway seats of some Stockholm metro cars.

A statue of the heroic plumber stands outside a company that bluffed its way into being Nintendo’s Scandinavian distributor.

At this bohemian accommodation, guests who dream of joining the circus can spend the night in themed wagons.

Once the center of power for the region's various factories.

The site of Stockholm's last public execution.

This giant wooden sculpture is based on local folklore and is said to be "possibly" Sweden's largest troll.

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