Places Lillive Wants to Go

Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.

The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.

Ever-growing collection of devils in art.

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

The center of Stockholm can be found along this quiet street.

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

Tucked away in a downtown Stockholm park are the remains of a World War II defense position.

What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.

On Nobel Street, a miniature statue of Alfred Nobel.

A concrete mushroom that divided Stockholm residents for nearly a century.

A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.

An ancient tree that was once the favorite of a young Swedish royal.

Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.

Twice a year, this floating library delivers thousands of books to the remote islands of Stockholm’s archipelago.

Maybe the only restaurant in the world where your seat will be signed by a Nobel laureate.

Hidden in plain sight, Sweden's official ordnance datum is now abandoned.

Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.

Sweden's largest optical telescope sits on a rooftop in Stockholm.

A temporary art piece to celebrate LGBTQ Pride is now a permanent part of Stockholm's traffic landscape.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

The final resting place of the man whose name has become synonymous with greatness.

Finally reunited, the three effigies now stand in a museum courtyard.