Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

Buried beneath an unassuming Gotland farm was the largest collection of Viking silver, mostly of Islamic origin.

The first overseas server for Facebook in Sweden's tundra.

A Very Low Frequency transmitter you can tune in on your PC.

The first thermometer made with the almost-universal temperature scale is backwards.

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

This strange portrait of six ladies with chicken bodies commemorates a count's dirty habits.

A southern Swedish island is home to the last ERSTA artillery battery, meant to protect the shoreline during the Cold War.

One of the world's oldest continuously operating meteorological stations sits on a hill in Stockholm.

A modern, secular take on a traditional Virgin Mary motif.

A Swedish town came up with an out-of-the-box way to eliminate the bloodthirsty insects.

Crystal chandeliers brighten up this dark underpass.

This Dalecarlian horse is about the size of a pinhead.

This secret facility trained seals for the Swedish navy during the Second World War.

Locals perched on icy thrones brave frigid temperatures during this bizarre winter tradition.

This innocuous-looking button may have been used to assassinate a king.

One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.

A scale model of the world's largest existing lensed telescope.

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

This Viking Age memorial contains the oldest known image of a Täby resident.

A cuddly version of a dark mythological creature now acts as the mascot of a town.

These waste baskets play a few risque messages to discourage littering.

For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.

This runestone once destroyed by an explosion has been painstakingly reassembled to save its history.

These ancient rune stones plucked from the countryside now call this university park home.