Places anfreba Wants to Go

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

When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.

It was meant to help transport wounded soldiers to a secret underground hospital.

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

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

A 200-year-old collection of medical paraphernalia in a historic house.

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

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

Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.

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

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

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

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.