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.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

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

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

There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.

There are hidden patterns on the subway seats of some Stockholm metro cars.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

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

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

This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.

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

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

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

This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.

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

The composer known as the "Swedish Mozart" arranged to be buried in an unusual spot.

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

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Possibly the world’s easiest Easter-egg hunt.

Massive kielbasa stands 42 feet tall and weighs in at 12,000 pounds.

Watch bison, elk, and other wild animals up close at this national park.