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Börje’s Tie Museum

Ramnaklev, Sweden

Börje’s Tie Museum

Around 9,000 ties call this museum home.

"Trafic Art" by unknown.

Karlstad, Sweden

Orrholmsgaraget (The Orrholm Garage)

This underground car park moonlights as a permanent art exhibition.

Stenberget (Stone Mountain)

Eslöv, Sweden

Stenberget (Stone Mountain)

According to legend, this structure was inspired by the Tower of Babel and built in a 19th-century industrialist's yard so he could walk his dogs without leaving home.

Kungstornen

Stockholm, Sweden

Kungstornen

This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.

'Badaren - Spår av Mänsklighet (The Swimmer - Traces of Man)'

Skanör med Falsterbo, Sweden

'Badaren - Spår av Mänsklighet (The Swimmer - Traces of Man)'

An art installation composed of items left behind by beachgoers.

Stenkullen ACDC Pylons

Lerum, Sweden

Stenkullen ACDC Pylons

Only electricity pylons carrying both AC and DC circuits.

The meme petroglyph outlined.

Tanumshede, Sweden

"Oh Yeah Woo Yeah"

The rock carving that became an internet meme.

You can't miss the sign, flag, and pyramid.

Torpshammar, Sweden

Sweden's Geographical Midpoint

The "geometrical" center of the country, as calculated in 1947.

Lund Observatory Clock

Lund, Sweden

Lund Observatory Clock

This antique clock once gave the most accurate time in the area.

Håverud Aqueduct and the railway bridge.

Håverud, Sweden

Håverud Aqueduct

A railway, a waterway, and a roadway all in one, suspended over a rushing river.

Onsala Space Observatory

Onsala, Sweden

Onsala Space Observatory

An impressive collection of massive radio satellites.

Saltsjöbaden Observatory

Stockholm, Sweden

Saltsjöbaden Observatory

Once the world's most modern observatory, this building is now a private school.

Real Meridian for the Academic Quarter

Stockholm, Sweden

Meridianen för den Akademiska Kvarten (The Real Meridian for the Academic Quarter)

A response to the wrongly placed meridian of the same name.

007 Museum

Södra Nybro, Sweden

007 Museum-Nybro

Believed to be the first museum dedicated to the films in the world.

This handbag thwarts fascists.

Varberg, Sweden

'The Woman With the Handbag'

Controversy surrounded the creation of this anti-fascist statue.

Guilloché machine from Kosta around 1905.

Bergdala, Sweden

Bergdala Glastekniska Museum

The machines behind the famous handblown glass from Sweden's "Kingdom of Crystal."

Gagnef Flottbron

Gagnef, Sweden

Gagnef Flottbron

This unique bridge is one of the last of its kind in Sweden.

The Jerlov Observatory.

Vittsjö, Sweden

The Jerlov Observatory

This former peat factory was transformed into an observatory before being abandoned once again.

Sigtuna Rådhus (City Hall)

Sigtuna, Sweden

Sigtuna Rådhus (City Hall)

A tiny town hall—in Sweden's one-time capital—might be the smallest in Europe.

Homografiska Museet

Dalsland, Sweden

Homografiska Museet

This small museum explores questions of representation, diversity, and identity.

The Anti-Saxophone Sign at SSE

Stockholm, Sweden

The Anti-Saxophone Sign at SSE

Absolutely no saxophones in the library.

Upplevelsdusch

Värmdö SO, Sweden

Upplevelsdusch

This spa shower is an interactive art piece that reflects the feeling of Scandinavian seasons.

The paintings are located in one of the offices at Borås zoo.

Borås, Sweden

'Pierre Brassau' Paintings at Borås Zoo

The art critic claiming that "only an ape could have done this" was in fact right.

Söderto Fortress.

Söderto, Sweden

Söderto Fortress

This makeshift concrete bunker is an unusual reminder of the Cold War.

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