Places Egao Wants to Go

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

One of the oldest structures in Helsinki is this burrow grave that dates back to the Bronze Age.

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's airship docked here before leading the first-ever flight over the North Pole.

The gnarled remains of an exploded German bunker from World War II sit along a breathtaking fjord.

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.

This Stockholm art museum integrates many of its pieces into the surrounding outdoor areas and natural landscape.

A golden egg-shaped sauna in the Arctic tundra.

No one knows who's responsible for decorating this tunnel with stuffed animals, but the people love it enough to protest their removal.

The remains of Alfred Nobel's first nitroglycerine factory can still be found on the shores of a Swedish bay.

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

A miniature model of the iconic Stockholm department store.

A temporary art piece to celebrate LGBTQ Pride is now a permanent part of Stockholm's traffic landscape.

A concrete mushroom that divided Stockholm residents for nearly a century.

This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.

The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.

This poured-concrete water reservoir is a gem of modernist architecture well-hidden in a city forest.

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.

A tiny town hall—in Sweden's one-time capital—might be the smallest in Europe.

Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.

The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.

A nightly tradition fills the streets of Flogsta with a collective scream.