Places fallenangel Wants to Go

This runestone once destroyed by an explosion has been painstakingly reassembled to save its history.

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

A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.

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

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

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

A 12th-century church with a medieval fresco and an intriguing “Greek runestone.”

A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.

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

Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.

The suspected burial mound of legendary Viking Björn Ironside.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

A socialist building dedicated to teachers showcases one of the largest Soviet mosaics in the world.

For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.

Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.