Västerås, Sweden
Hotell Hackspett (Woodpecker Hotel)
Unfortunately, you can no longer spend a night in this single-person treetop hotel.
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Västerås, Sweden
Unfortunately, you can no longer spend a night in this single-person treetop hotel.
Uppsala, Sweden
The final resting place of the father of modern biological taxonomy.
Uppsala, Sweden
The first thermometer made with the almost-universal temperature scale is backwards.
Uppsala, Sweden
The second-largest collection of runic calendar staffs in Sweden.
Uppsala, Sweden
The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.
Uppsala, Sweden
Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.
Uppsala, Sweden
The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.
Täby Kyrkby, Sweden
A medieval church that contains murals from famed artist Albertus Pictor.
Täby Kyrkby, Sweden
This Viking Age memorial contains the oldest known image of a Täby resident.
Sala, Sweden
One man's fascination with Turkey led to this backyard mini-city.
Sala, Sweden
Sweden’s legendary mine with wildly deep tunnels.
Sweden
A mysterious stone staircase deep in the Swedish woods, said to have been made by trolls.
Osby, Sweden
A centuries-old olive tree thrives in a small botanical garden.
Malmö, Sweden
This quarry filled with 65 million-year-old limestone is now home to a nature reserve.
Malmö, Sweden
This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.
Lund, Sweden
Home to 200 plaster casts of Scandinavian proboscises.
Lund, Sweden
A living descendant of the famous tree that helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity.
Lund, Sweden
This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.
Gantofta, Sweden
Hidden in an enchanting ravine, numerous mysterious sandstone grooves hint at ancient pagan rituals.
Helsingør, Denmark
Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Hökåsen-Badelunda, Sweden
This 2,000-year-old stone maze is one of the oldest in the country, but its purpose is still a mystery.
Stockholm, Sweden
Early habitat dioramas and home of the elusive gaff, the skvader.
Stockholm, Sweden
A Swedish university commemorates the former U.S. President’s bathroom visit with a gold plaque.
Stockholm, Sweden
There are hidden patterns on the subway seats of some Stockholm metro cars.