Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

This statue, deep in a Swedish forest, is all alone, just like the renowned recluse would have wanted.

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

A memorial to a Swedish hockey player's "encounter" with aliens.

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

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

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.

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

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

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

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

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

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

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

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

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.

Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.

A former hen house turned curiosity cabinet displays one man's lifelong fascination with cannibalism.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

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

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

This giant subway sculpture celebrates the fruit that inspired the theory of gravity.

Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.

This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.

This luxury hotel suite is located deep in the bowels of an old mine.