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The Sigtuna Phone Box Library

Sigtuna, Sweden

The Sigtuna Phone Box Library

A Swedish phone box converted into an informal village library.

Sölvesborgsbron (The Sölvesborg Bridge)

Sölvesborg, Sweden

Sölvesborgsbron (The Sölvesborg Bridge)

One of the longest footbridges in Europe.

Viskafors Blå Får (Blue Sheep of Viskafors)

Viskafors, Sweden

Viskafors Blå Får (Blue Sheep of Viskafors)

A flock of peculiar-colored sheep graze in this small Swedish town.

Vittangi Snaps Pine.

Kiruna, Sweden

Vittangi Snaps Pine

Few remain of these distinctive old trees that once served as natural landmarks for travelers on the road.

Vanadislunden Water Reservoir

Stockholm, Sweden

Vanadislunden Water Reservoir

A water reservoir disguised as a castle stands atop a hill in a park in Stockholm city.

Bromma Blocks

Stockholm, Sweden

Bromma Blocks

These airport hangars are now a bustling shopping center with only hints of its past still lingering.

Skissernas Museum

Lund, Sweden

Skissernas Museum

The Lund University's former gym houses a museum focusing on the creative process of art.

Ligthouse and part of the old artillery.

Landsort, Sweden

Landsorts Lighthouse

The oldest Swedish built lighthouse still guides ships through the archipelago.

Täby kyrka (Täby  Church)

Täby Kyrkby, Sweden

Täby kyrka (Täby Church)

A medieval church that contains murals from famed artist Albertus Pictor.

'Famntaget' ('The Embrace')

Smygehuk, Sweden

'Famntaget' ('The Embrace')

This statue standing near Sweden's southernmost point was based on the grandmother of a modern movie star.

One of the markers commemorating the events in October 1981

Karlskrona Ö, Sweden

Whiskey on the Rocks

A plaque on this tiny Swedish island commemorates an unusual Cold War standoff of Soviet submarine intrigue.

Kronblom on a Walk

Stockholm, Sweden

Kronblom on a Walk

Wooden cutouts of the fictional family from the popular Swedish comic strip take a stroll along the side of the road.

The Play Shoreline monument in its original place.

Gothenburg, Sweden

Play Shoreline Monument

Dedicated to a song so popular the request to "Play Shoreline" became part of Swedish culture.

Dragon's teeth in the terrain near Stockholm university.

Stockholm, Sweden

Djurgården Anti-Tank Barrier

Not far from the busy city lie these remains of a time when the world was on fire.

"The Swedish Melancholy."

Linköping, Sweden

'The Swedish Melancholy'

Look closely, and you'll see this rusty man is crying.

Vega Monument

Stockholm, Sweden

Vega Monument

Celebrating the Swedish ship used in the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage.

Sverre of Norway Stone.

Munkedal, Sweden

Sverre of Norway Stone

Many historians today consider Sverre as Norway's greatest king of all time. 

The window through which the giant's kettle can be seen.

Stockholm, Sweden

Haga Tingshus Jättegryta (Haga Courthouse Giant's Kettle)

This building, previously used as a courthouse, has an unusual geological feature in its basement.

The museum room containing the unlabeled replica

Falun, Sweden

The Replica of Fet-Mats

A reproduction of a mysteriously preserved body found in the 18th-century and put on display for years before burial.

Bergsala’s Super Mario

Kungsbacka, Sweden

Bergsala’s Super Mario

A statue of the heroic plumber stands outside a company that bluffed its way into being Nintendo’s Scandinavian distributor.

Meridianen för den Akademiska Kvarten

Lund, Sweden

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

The marker that allows students all over the world to be late for class.

Metal statue of a girl jumping off of the roof

Stockholm, Sweden

Artipelag

This Stockholm art museum integrates many of its pieces into the surrounding outdoor areas and natural landscape.

The Lagom Standard Measure

Lund, Sweden

The Lagom Standard Measure

The standard measure of Lagom, a measure of what is enough.

Memorial of Carl Linnaeus.

Uppsala, Sweden

Burial Site of Carl Linnaeus

The final resting place of the father of modern biological taxonomy.

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