Places zdenkadoma Wants to Go

One of the world's oldest continuously operating meteorological stations sits on a hill in Stockholm.

A scale model of the world's largest existing lensed telescope.

This hole formed by a glacier is the largest and best-preserved of its kind in Stockholm.

The center of Stockholm can be found along this quiet street.

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.

A 1:42 scale model of the world's second largest lensed telescope.

The composer known as the "Swedish Mozart" arranged to be buried in an unusual spot.

Despite dreams of constructing this fairytale mansion, Albert Gotthard Nestor Cedergren never saw its completion.

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

A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.

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

This small statue hints at the incorrect origins of the lush landscape park surrounding it.

Part of an abandoned19th-century fortress hides in plain sight inside a modern office building.

This railroad track was so secretive that it was omitted from all maps.

The three colorful women depict characters from a beloved children's story.

A tombstone on the grounds of the royal castle marks the burial site of a Swedish king's beloved dog.

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

This unique sculpture is often overlooked by pedestrians.

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

A concrete Picasso in the middle of a student housing complex on the outskirts of Stockholm.

The apartment where Pippi Longstocking came to life.

Tucked away in a downtown Stockholm park are the remains of a World War II defense position.

Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.