Places paleasfunk Wants to Go

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

A collection of trees from various corners of the world call Stockholm University home.

An abstract representation of weather in Sweden.

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

A tombstone on the grounds of the royal castle marks the burial site of a Swedish king's beloved dog.

A concrete Picasso in the middle of a student housing complex on the outskirts of Stockholm.

The center of Stockholm can be found along this quiet street.

On Nobel Street, a miniature statue of Alfred Nobel.

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

Tucked away in a downtown Stockholm park are the remains of a World War II defense position.

What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.

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

Twice a year, this floating library delivers thousands of books to the remote islands of Stockholm’s archipelago.

Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.

A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.

An ancient tree that was once the favorite of a young Swedish royal.

Maybe the only restaurant in the world where your seat will be signed by a Nobel laureate.

Hidden in plain sight, Sweden's official ordnance datum is now abandoned.

Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.

A steel paper plane is all that remains of a crashed aircraft that caused an amazingly small amount of damage.

A temporary art piece to celebrate LGBTQ Pride is now a permanent part of Stockholm's traffic landscape.

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.

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