Places robertovaldestena Wants to Go

This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

It's always game time at Stockholm's only museum devoted solely to video games.

A Japanese video game arcade hides in the back of a Swedish pool hall.

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

This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.

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

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.

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 deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

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

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

Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.