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

The indecision over what to place in this square was immortalized with a plaque.

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

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

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

The final resting place of a young stagecoach robber who refused mercy.

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

Controversy surrounded the creation of this anti-fascist statue.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

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

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

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

These two springs are tied to several legends, one of which involves the travels of Saint Olof.

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

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

The giant club-wielding wildman stands proud as the symbol of Swedish Lapland.

Believed to be the country's tallest waterfall, the Njupeskär is actually much smaller.

This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.

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

Legend has it that this large rock maze in Sweden was created as punishment by the daughter of a wealthy captain.

Sweden's southernmost point is located in this charming fishing village.