Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

A floating underwater hotel, created by a Swedish artist.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.

A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

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

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.

Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.

This statue, deep in a Swedish forest, is all alone, just like the renowned recluse would have wanted.

The city that saw the birth of Sweden is now home to an impressive collection of work from its favorite artist.

Not quite the cultural gateway between China and Sweden its designer imagined.

His body was found mysteriously preserved in a Swedish mine over 40 years after his initial disappearance.

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

A long-disputed lighthouse built on the wrong side of a Finnish/Swedish island.

One man's fascination with Turkey led to this backyard mini-city.

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

This artistic temple brings together multiple architecture styles, but is only an example of one.

One of the highest emergency huts in the world has been waiting almost a century to give imperiled climbers a place to lie down.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.