Linköping, Sweden
'The Swedish Melancholy'
Look closely, and you'll see this rusty man is crying.
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Linköping, Sweden
Look closely, and you'll see this rusty man is crying.
Öjebyn, Sweden
A tiny village is home to the world's only diner completely devoted to the many varieties of traditional Swedish dumplings.
Stockholm, Sweden
Tucked away in a downtown Stockholm park are the remains of a World War II defense position.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.
Luleå, Sweden
The world's first purpose-built indoor shopping mall opened in Sweden in 1955.
Visby, Sweden
This trio of stone spires claims to be the only preserved medieval execution site in Europe.
Visby, Sweden
Legend has it that this large rock maze in Sweden was created as punishment by the daughter of a wealthy captain.
Visby, Sweden
Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.
Kneippen, Sweden
Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.
Gnisvärd, Sweden
Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.
Boge, Sweden
A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.
Sweden
Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.
Sweden
This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.
Esrange, Sweden
The wilderness of northern Sweden is full of shelters to protect people from sounding rockets returning from space.
Enontekiö, Finland
This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.
Norway
Citizens of Norway want to gift the peak of Mount Halti to Finland for its 100th birthday.
Tromsø, Norway
The world's most charming instant portrait studio also happens to be its smallest.
Narvik, Norway
The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.
Stockholm, Sweden
A Japanese video game arcade hides in the back of a Swedish pool hall.
Stockholm, Sweden
Finally reunited, the three effigies now stand in a museum courtyard.
Stockholm, Sweden
Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.
Albertslund, Denmark
An artist has turned what most people would consider a bathroom nightmare into a work of political art.
Faroe Islands
The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.
Stockholm, Sweden
This giant subway sculpture celebrates the fruit that inspired the theory of gravity.