An unofficial monument to the late King of Pop sits at the base of a Renaissance composer's statue

A century-old fort from Stockholm’s “Sausage Line” defenses.

The tennis legend became the best in the world (partly) thanks to practicing against his garage door, now on display in a museum near his childhood home.

A mysterious stone staircase deep in the Swedish woods, said to have been made by trolls.

It's a breathing museum, where you get to breathe along with stunning immersive textile light art.

One of the earliest subway stations in Stockholm, which still looks like the 1950s.

A museum that dives into Sweden’s maritime past through preserved shipwrecks and interactive exhibits.

A devilish mask still mocks a king’s rumored love nest across the street.

The world’s largest museum dedicated to mining, complete with an underground show cave.

A rare remnant of Finland’s Soviet-occupied past.

This island only appears in winter once the surrounding waters have frozen over.

At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.

The hillside where Edvard Munch experienced the panic attack that inspired “The Scream” offers one of the most striking evening views in Oslo.

Charming small streets lined with well preserved wooden houses dating to the 18th and 19th century.

A sculpture capturing the emotional moment when a refugee boy realizes he is about to be deported.

This beacon honors a Nobel Prize-winner whose technology powered its light.

A rubber duck made out of a decidedly different kind of rubber.

The world’s second-largest flood defense barrier has protected London for decades.

This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.

An Ice Age rock grotto autographed by royalty.

A woman facing death for bearing a child out of wedlock lifted this massive stone as her legacy.

The only building in Kazakhstan where symbols of sovereignty are collected under one roof.

This statue commemorates the tale of the fisherman who captured a Kópakonan by stealing her skin while she was transformed as a woman.