Hidden in plain sight, Sweden's official ordnance datum is now abandoned.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

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

Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.

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

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.

A miniature model of the iconic Stockholm department store.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

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

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

Street artists transformed this abandoned industrial neighborhood into one of Europe's largest graffiti exhibitions.

The remains of Alfred Nobel's first nitroglycerine factory can still be found on the shores of a Swedish bay.

No one knows who's responsible for decorating this tunnel with stuffed animals, but the people love it enough to protest their removal.

This roundabout was renamed in honor of the Swedish king's royal fender-bender.

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

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.