A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

These whimsical rabbit figures are not as innocent as they might look.

A Swedish phone box converted into an informal village library.

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

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

A statue of the heroic plumber stands outside a company that bluffed its way into being Nintendo’s Scandinavian distributor.

Just off the city’s central station hides a quaint lamp-lit alley into medieval Elsinore.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.

Legend has it that this large rock maze in Sweden was created as punishment by the daughter of a wealthy captain.

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

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.

A modern, secular take on a traditional Virgin Mary motif.

A Very Low Frequency transmitter you can tune in on your PC.

Walking through this narrow gorge will make you feel like you've fallen into a fairytale landscape.

According to legend, this structure was inspired by the Tower of Babel and built in a 19th-century industrialist's yard so he could walk his dogs without leaving home.

The indecision over what to place in this square was immortalized with a plaque.

This antique clock once gave the most accurate time in the area.

These waste baskets play a few risque messages to discourage littering.

Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.

Legend has it that this church faced a troll problem, leading to the affixing of a stone face of Satan above the entrance to deter further encounters.

Hidden in an enchanting ravine, numerous mysterious sandstone grooves hint at ancient pagan rituals.

This bronze marker acknowledges an embarrassing royal blunder.