Places HanaSolo Wants to Go

A prehistoric geological oddity tucked behind Stockholm's natural history museum.

A centuries-old iron mine is now a paradise for explorers, divers, and spelunkers.

A botched 18th-century canal silenced one of Sweden's most magnificent waterfalls.

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

An abstract representation of weather in Sweden.

The center of Stockholm can be found along this quiet street.

Once the center of power for the region's various factories.

There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.

Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.

This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."

Believed to be the country's tallest waterfall, the Njupeskär is actually much smaller.

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

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.

Absolutely no saxophones in the library.

What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.

At this bohemian accommodation, guests who dream of joining the circus can spend the night in themed wagons.

Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.

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

Hidden in plain sight, Sweden's official ordnance datum is now abandoned.

Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.

Sweden's largest optical telescope sits on a rooftop in Stockholm.

This railroad track was so secretive that it was omitted from all maps.

Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.

Inside this church, a monument honors the first burial site of the famed philosopher.