Places alessandralee Wants to Go

Twice a year, this floating library delivers thousands of books to the remote islands of Stockholm’s archipelago.

A king's bloodstained shirt is among the gruesome collection of artifacts displayed below Stockholm's Royal Palace.

This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

This railroad track was so secretive that it was omitted from all maps.

Unfortunately, you can no longer spend a night in this single-person treetop hotel.

A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.

This 2,000-year-old stone maze is one of the oldest in the country, but its purpose is still a mystery.

Crystal chandeliers brighten up this dark underpass.

The world's biggest version of the popular Swedish souvenir.

A reproduction of a mysteriously preserved body found in the 18th-century and put on display for years before burial.

A semi-sterile mutant birch that became Sweden's national tree.

Stockholm's famed ghost train is now on display at an art park in northern Sweden.

A Swedish phone box converted into an informal village library.

Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.

This collection of Dwarf beech trees were once believed to be enchanted trolls in disguise.

The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.

A collection of trees from various corners of the world call Stockholm University home.

This Dalecarlian horse is about the size of a pinhead.

This Swedish sculpture park is a unique combination of ancient ruins and modern art.

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.

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

A medieval church that contains murals from famed artist Albertus Pictor.