Places stenaavel Wants to Go

An ancient tree that was once the favorite of a young Swedish royal.

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

This collection of Dwarf beech trees were once believed to be enchanted trolls in disguise.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.

This cobblestoned medieval-style town was entirely constructed in the 1990s and 2000s.

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

This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.

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.

A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.

The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

A 12th-century church with a medieval fresco and an intriguing “Greek runestone.”

This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.

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

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

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

An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.

It was meant to help transport wounded soldiers to a secret underground hospital.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

A museum dedicated to the history of psychiatric treatment featuring a gallery of art made by patients.

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.