Places nannahansentoft Wants to Go

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

An old anti-aircraft cannon.

The final home of the legendary Danish sailor said to have lived to be 146 years old.

Sweden's first Viking city is also the site of thousands of burial mounds.

A museum that dives into Sweden’s maritime past through preserved shipwrecks and interactive exhibits.

A centuries-old copper mine that once provided two thirds of the world's copper supply.

Sweden's southernmost prehistoric rock art is hidden just outside Gothenburg.

Located in an old church, this brewery produces a different kind of holy water.

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

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.

A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.

This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.

This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.

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

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

This patch of land is home to Sweden's largest burial mound, allegedly belonging to a mythical king.

The world's biggest version of the popular Swedish souvenir.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

This Viking Age memorial contains the oldest known image of a Täby resident.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.