Oslo, Norway
Viking Ship Museum
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
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Oslo, Norway
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
Strand, Norway
This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.
Odda, Norway
Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."
Sigtuna, Sweden
A Swedish phone box converted into an informal village library.
Sigtuna, Sweden
A tiny town hall—in Sweden's one-time capital—might be the smallest in Europe.
Luleå, Sweden
Explore the frozen river and take a walk to a nearby island on some of the longest ice roads in Sweden.
Luleå, Sweden
The first overseas server for Facebook in Sweden's tundra.
Rättvik V, Sweden
An oil drilling mistake created this fountain that has been spraying water for over 150 years.
Hökåsen-Badelunda, Sweden
This 2,000-year-old stone maze is one of the oldest in the country, but its purpose is still a mystery.
Stockholm, Sweden
Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.
Gothenburg, Sweden
There are no crying babies in this neck of the woods.
Gränna, Sweden
The trailblazing Swedish businesswoman created a beloved minty candy called polkagris.
Västerås SO, Sweden
This museum of Viking vessels allows visitors to take a replica out for a spin.
Hökåsen-Badelunda, Sweden
This patch of land is home to Sweden's largest burial mound, allegedly belonging to a mythical king.
Varberg, Sweden
Take a schvitz just like an infamous Soviet dictator while his unblinking eye looks on.
Gothenburg, Sweden
A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.
Gothenburg, Sweden
The world's biggest floating museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Uppsala, Sweden
This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.
Stockholm, Sweden
An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.
Sigtuna, Sweden
Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.
Stockholm, Sweden
Every Tuesday, students let off steam by screaming into the night air.
Stockholm, Sweden
Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.
Stockholm, Sweden
Frequent fliers welcome in this airplane hotel.
Stockholm, Sweden
No one knows who's responsible for decorating this tunnel with stuffed animals, but the people love it enough to protest their removal.