The composer known as the "Swedish Mozart" arranged to be buried in an unusual spot.

The final resting place of the father of modern biological taxonomy.

A large collection of ancient runestones decorates this university courtyard.

A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.

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

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.

A small church in Uppsala hides the grave of a renowned 18th-century astronomer.

Wooden cutouts of the fictional family from the popular Swedish comic strip take a stroll along the side of the road.

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

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

Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

This baroque palace displays an impressive collection of taxidermy, art, and rare objects from the days of courtly hunting.

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

This centuries-old rooster survived a devastating fire.

It was meant to help transport wounded soldiers to a secret underground hospital.

Eat a Nobel banquet from any year in the basement of Stockholm's City Hall.

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.

The concrete skeletons of an abandoned Swedish town hide among the trees.

Locals rallied to save this beloved mural after someone mistakenly attempted to cover it.