Places Kevin Ducheyne Wants to Go

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

This centuries-old rooster survived a devastating fire.

A stoic sculpture that overlooks the waters.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.

The gnarled remains of an exploded German bunker from World War II sit along a breathtaking fjord.

This one-room museum is dedicated to Norwegian history and jokes.

The wilderness of northern Sweden is full of shelters to protect people from sounding rockets returning from space.

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

The first overseas server for Facebook in Sweden's tundra.

The world's first purpose-built indoor shopping mall opened in Sweden in 1955.

A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of the rare, creamy delicacy that is moose cheese.

An ornate Thai pavilion in the middle of Sweden.

The remains of Alfred Nobel's first nitroglycerine factory can still be found on the shores of a Swedish bay.

The suspected burial mound of legendary Viking Björn Ironside.

A wooden street sign is the last remnant of this 400-year-old alleyway.

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

A concrete Picasso in the middle of a student housing complex on the outskirts of Stockholm.

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.