The final resting place of one of the brightest physicists of the 20th century.

The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

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

Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.

The final resting place of the man whose name has become synonymous with greatness.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

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.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

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

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

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

A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.

A sculpture of three large candles in the middle of the water of the river Smedjeån.

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

The dome-shaped reservoir of this old water tower produces unique acoustic effects.

Site of the first radio and telephone broadcasting companies in Copenhagen.

This contemplative sculpture made out of old machine parts is meant to be the first in a series of sculptures around the world.

This bridge's unique architecture honors nautical heritage and encourages self-awareness.