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Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

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

Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.

This unique sculpture is often overlooked by pedestrians.

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

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

This centuries-old rooster survived a devastating fire.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

Absolutely no saxophones in the library.

When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

The apartment where Pippi Longstocking came to life.

One of the best-preserved wooden manor houses in Latvia, decorated with painted interior walls.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

This building once stood at the center of a butter war.

An interactive museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the home computer.

A large measuring stick marks the lowest point of a country that is partially under sea level.

This vast World War II defense line was the site of a fierce battle.

Stained-glass windows inspired by Vincent van Gogh's paintings decorate this church in the town where the artist's career began.

This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.