Places stenaavel Wants to Go

This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.

A centuries-old copper mine that once provided two thirds of the world's copper supply.

This Viking Age memorial contains the oldest known image of a Täby resident.

This quarry filled with 65 million-year-old limestone is now home to a nature reserve.

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

This Stockholm art museum integrates many of its pieces into the surrounding outdoor areas and natural landscape.

For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.

An ornate Thai pavilion in the middle of Sweden.

The world's largest underground iron ore mine.

This tree was once used to calculate the decrease of the Baltic Sea.

The wilderness of northern Sweden is full of shelters to protect people from sounding rockets returning from space.

Once the center of power for the region's various factories.

At this bohemian accommodation, guests who dream of joining the circus can spend the night in themed wagons.

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

Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.

From under the bed of one of the co-founders, this server helped launch the notorious file-sharing website.

The ruins of a monastery where Saint Bridget of Sweden had her revelations recorded.

This patch of land is home to Sweden's largest burial mound, allegedly belonging to a mythical king.

A tiny village is home to the world's only diner completely devoted to the many varieties of traditional Swedish dumplings.

One man's fascination with Turkey led to this backyard mini-city.

The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.

Archaeologists are still unraveling the secrets of the brutal massacre that wiped out this ancient fort.

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