Places pleiades Wants to Go

Malmö’s bronze prince yearns for Copenhagen's 'Little Mermaid'—and his missing crown jewels.

This secret facility trained seals for the Swedish navy during the Second World War.

The unique design of this former quarry provides ideal acoustics for concerts.

A living descendant of the famous tree that helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity.

These waste baskets play a few risque messages to discourage littering.

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

This tiny Swedish troll protects the land and all who wander within it.

For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.

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

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

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.

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.

An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.

Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.

A wooden street sign is the last remnant of this 400-year-old alleyway.

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

Enormous ants wielding giant pine needles guard a Stockholm real estate company's office.

A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.

Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.

Walking through this narrow gorge will make you feel like you've fallen into a fairytale landscape.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.