Places meadowmouse Wants to Go

This Swedish village shows off its most well-known products in a big way.

This disputed feline sculpture is Sweden's first MeToo monument.

This giant wooden sculpture is based on local folklore and is said to be "possibly" Sweden's largest troll.

A 19th-century home, embellished with gnomes.

An entire shopping mall and industrial terrain named for the time the king of Sweden's car went into a ditch.

Only electricity pylons carrying both AC and DC circuits.

According to local lore, a flying dragon was blinded by a lighthouse and crashed, leaving a permanent mark on this island rock.

Deep in the Swedish forest hides a forgotten water-powered carousel.

Location of a royal cave rave in the 1800s, now largely forgotten.

These massive animal sculptures were constructed as part of a reality TV show challenge.

A museum dedicated to the stories and folklore of Småland, Sweden.

A mosaic tribute to a hitchhiking cat turned national celebrity.

These life-sized mosaic reptiles, crafted using ceramics from a local toilet factory, link the town's industrial heritage with its prehistoric past.

A mysterious stone staircase deep in the Swedish woods, said to have been made by trolls.

This cone-shaped bomb shelter, modeled on German design, is a rare WWII relic that never saw use but still looms over the harbor.

A sculpture of three large candles in the middle of the water of the river Smedjeån.

It's a breathing museum, where you get to breathe along with stunning immersive textile light art.

An impressive collection of massive radio satellites.

A medieval village, with red wooden cottages around a stone church, stands as a well-preserved example of a settlement type that was once common in northern Sweden.

This cave at the base of an unusually shaped cliff is said to be inhabited by a mythical forest enchantres from Scandinavian folklore.

Few remain of these distinctive old trees that once served as natural landmarks for travelers on the road.

Look closely, and you'll see this rusty man is crying.

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.

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