This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.

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

A plaque on this tiny Swedish island commemorates an unusual Cold War standoff of Soviet submarine intrigue.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

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

Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

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

A former suicide bridge is now accumulating symbols of love instead of a body count.

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

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

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

Early habitat dioramas and home of the elusive gaff, the skvader.

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

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.