Places Deirdreod Wants to Go

Once the nail factory shut its doors, this Swedish factory town was abandoned, leaving behind a modern ghost town.

This restaurant gives a new meaning to farm-to-table cuisine.

This serene wooded hilltop has a dark history as the climactic point of the Swedish witch trials.

Rocks carved with biblical passages in the 1800s.

The ruins of a monastery where Saint Bridget of Sweden had her revelations recorded.

A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.

This abandoned Swedish folkpark offers an amazing view over the town of Överkalix.

The suspected burial mound of legendary Viking Björn Ironside.

Home to 200 plaster casts of Scandinavian proboscises.

Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.

A Chinese meditation center in the middle of rural Sweden, partly funded by a member of ABBA.

A Viking man's tribute to his brother stands in Gävle's oldest church.

Take a schvitz just like an infamous Soviet dictator while his unblinking eye looks on.

The charming storybook building now houses a small police museum.

The concrete skeletons of an abandoned Swedish town hide among the trees.

For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

This cobblestoned medieval-style town was entirely constructed in the 1990s and 2000s.

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.

A former hen house turned curiosity cabinet displays one man's lifelong fascination with cannibalism.

Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.

This trio of stone spires claims to be the only preserved medieval execution site in Europe.

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