Places alxndr Wants to Go

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.

The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.

This trio of stone spires claims to be the only preserved medieval execution site in Europe.

Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.

The concrete skeletons of an abandoned Swedish town hide among the trees.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

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

This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.

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

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

This giant subway sculpture celebrates the fruit that inspired the theory of gravity.

Walking through this narrow gorge will make you feel like you've fallen into a fairytale landscape.

A forest of immensely tall and unusually straight oak trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never came to be.

This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

Said to be one of Sweden's most haunted places, this vicarage once even attracted a ghost-busting priest.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

A floating underwater hotel, created by a Swedish artist.