A heated statue pays tribute to one of Sweden's great actresses.

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

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

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

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

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

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

The oldest Swedish built lighthouse still guides ships through the archipelago.

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

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

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

An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

Along this stretch of beach in Denmark resides several massive bastions of energy.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.

Enormous ants wielding giant pine needles guard a Stockholm real estate company's office.

When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.

A water reservoir disguised as a castle stands atop a hill in a park in Stockholm city.