A Finnish artist's unique fauna statuary.

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

This pyramid in southern Sweden houses the remains of an eccentric nobleman, who spent his life doing whatever he felt like doing.

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

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

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

Tiny Swedish village with a distinct local phenomenon known as an "Elk Shower."

For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.

This simple roadside art installation ended up sparking a folk art movement and a controversy of international proportions.

Once the nail factory shut its doors, this Swedish factory town was abandoned, leaving behind a modern ghost town.

This roundabout was renamed in honor of the Swedish king's royal fender-bender.

A long-disputed lighthouse built on the wrong side of a Finnish/Swedish island.

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.

This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.

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

A floating underwater hotel, created by a Swedish artist.

The internet as provided by a James Bond villain.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

Early habitat dioramas and home of the elusive gaff, the skvader.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

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

A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.

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