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Henrik Johansson

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2014

Restless, curious, obsessed by Atlas Obscura and always looking for a next destination. Feel free to connect with me on Facebook if you want to ask about a place I've been or added or if you're looking for an Atlas Obscura obsessed guide in Stockholm.
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Sigtuna RĂĄdhus (City Hall)

Sigtuna, Sweden

Sigtuna RĂĄdhus (City Hall)

A tiny town hall—in Sweden's one-time capital—might be the smallest in Europe.

Sigtuna Stora Gatan

Sigtuna, Sweden

Sigtuna Stora Gatan

Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.

Björn Järnsidas Hög

Ekerö V, Sweden

Björn Järnsidas Hög (Björn Ironsides Mound)

The suspected burial mound of legendary Viking Björn Ironside.

Charles Jencks' Cells of Life

Wilkieston, Scotland

Jupiter Artland

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh. South façade.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Lauriston Castle

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

The apron.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Robert Burns' Masonic Apron

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

The stone PH marking where Patrick Hamilton burnt at the stake.

Saint Andrews, Scotland

Saint Salvator's Unlucky PH

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

The old wellies decorate the slipway at the St Monans harbour.

Saint Monans, Scotland

Wellie Garden of St Monans

Some cheeky plantings brighten an old slipway on Scotland's Firth of Forth.

St Monans windmill and salt pans.

Anstruther, Scotland

St Monans Salt Pans

The ruins of Scottish sea salt production.

St. Fillan's Cave

Pittenweem, Scotland

St. Fillan's Cave

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

Earth in Anstruther's model solar system

Anstruther, Scotland

Anstruther Model Solar System

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

North Carr Stone Beacon

Crail, Scotland

North Carr Stone Beacon

The remains of a 19th-century carving of what was to be a signal light on the Firth of Forth Estuary.

The interior of this control tower was a mimic of an aircraft carrier ops room.

Crail, Scotland

Crail Airfield

Soviet intelligence had a keen interest in the Cold War linguistic school at this old Scottish airfield.

Bunker broadcast room

Airdrie, Scotland

Scotland's Secret Bunker

A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.

Dunino Den

Dunino, Scotland

Dunino Den

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

Hamish McHamish Statue

Saint Andrews, Scotland

Hamish McHamish Statue

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

Inverkeithing Mercat Cross

Inverkeithing, Scotland

Inverkeithing Mercat Cross

Aside from denoting a public square or market, this medieval structure was also a sign of a town's prosperity.

Phantassie Doocot

East Linton, Scotland

Phantassie Doocot

A curious structure built just for the birds.

R34 Memorial

East Lothian, Scotland

R34 Memorial

The departure point for the first return flight across the Atlantic.

Square holes.

Haddington, Scotland

St Martin’s Kirk

These ruins of a medieval church are full of architectural mysteries.

Aberlady Bay Submarine Wrecks

Longniddry, Scotland

Aberlady Bay Submarine Wrecks

Visible at low tide, this rusting vessel is one of the last surviving examples of the X-Class "Midget" submarines.

Graves next to the kirk.

North Berwick, Scotland

St Andrew's Kirk Ports

The ruins of the second of three churches dedicated to the saint in a touristic Scottish town.

Bass Rock Gannet Colony.

North Berwick, Scotland

Bass Rock

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

North Berwick Law whalebone arch

North Berwick, Scotland

North Berwick Law

An amazing model of a whale's jaw bone pays homage to the region's seafaring traditions.

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