Stockholm, Sweden
Gamla Riksbanken (The Old National Bank)
One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.
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Stockholm, Sweden
One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.
Stockholm, Sweden
Inside this church, a monument honors the first burial site of the famed philosopher.
Stockholm, Sweden
A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.
Stockholm, Sweden
This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.
Stockholm, Sweden
What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.
Stockholm, Sweden
A miniature model of the iconic Stockholm department store.
Stockholm, Sweden
There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.
Stockholm, Sweden
The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.
Stockholm, Sweden
Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.
Stockholm, Sweden
This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.
Stockholm, Sweden
Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Stockholm, Sweden
A temporary art piece to celebrate LGBTQ Pride is now a permanent part of Stockholm's traffic landscape.
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This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.
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The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.
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The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.
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Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.
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