Places bibidornelas Wants to Go

Sweden's largest optical telescope sits on a rooftop in Stockholm.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.

The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.

A statue that stood at the center of a long copyright battle.

The fastest way to send a message before electricity was invented.

This hole formed by a glacier is the largest and best-preserved of its kind in Stockholm.

Absolutely no saxophones in the library.

A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.

A wooden street sign is the last remnant of this 400-year-old alleyway.

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

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

This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Home to a collection of drums from around the world that allow visitors to play a tune.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.