Places colins Wants to Go

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

Scandinavia’s largest shop dedicated to anything carbonated.

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

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.

Finally reunited, the three effigies now stand in a museum courtyard.

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

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

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.

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.

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.

Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.

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

Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.

This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.