Places perkunasoni Wants to Go

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

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

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This pyramid in southern Sweden houses the remains of an eccentric nobleman, who spent his life doing whatever he felt like doing.

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.

A forest of immensely tall and unusually straight oak trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never came to be.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

A cuddly version of a dark mythological creature now acts as the mascot of a town.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Order “Proletariat’s Cutlet” at this communist-themed restaurant allegedly once visited by Lenin.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

See tools once used for processing this coffee-substitute plant before sampling its flavor firsthand.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.