Places MrOlsson Wants to Go

A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.

There are no crying babies in this neck of the woods.

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

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

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

The internet as provided by a James Bond villain.

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

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.