Places meadowmouse Wants to Go

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

At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.

A former top secret military tunnel is now stuffed with snow and open year-round to skiers.

This poured-concrete water reservoir is a gem of modernist architecture well-hidden in a city forest.

Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.

A Chinese meditation center in the middle of rural Sweden, partly funded by a member of ABBA.

This Stockholm art museum integrates many of its pieces into the surrounding outdoor areas and natural landscape.

This 2,000-year-old stone maze is one of the oldest in the country, but its purpose is still a mystery.

This serene wooded hilltop has a dark history as the climactic point of the Swedish witch trials.

This restaurant gives a new meaning to farm-to-table cuisine.

This small statue hints at the incorrect origins of the lush landscape park surrounding it.

The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.

A Viking man's tribute to his brother stands in Gävle's oldest church.

These mysterious circular formations are actually remnants of 19th century gristmills.

A prehistoric geological oddity tucked behind Stockholm's natural history museum.

A centuries-old iron mine is now a paradise for explorers, divers, and spelunkers.

This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.

A botched 18th-century canal silenced one of Sweden's most magnificent waterfalls.

A tiny village is home to the world's only diner completely devoted to the many varieties of traditional Swedish dumplings.

The palace for King Gustav III was never completed, but the foundation remains tucked away in this city park.

The three colorful women depict characters from a beloved children's story.

The world's biggest version of the popular Swedish souvenir.

The ruins of a monastery where Saint Bridget of Sweden had her revelations recorded.

Believed to be the country's tallest waterfall, the Njupeskär is actually much smaller.