Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.

At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

The 19th-century home of Count and Countess von Hallwyl is now a museum.

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

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

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.

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

One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.

What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.

A concrete mushroom that divided Stockholm residents for nearly a century.

Early habitat dioramas and home of the elusive gaff, the skvader.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

A heated statue pays tribute to one of Sweden's great actresses.

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

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

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

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

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

This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.