Places zdenkadoma Wants to Go

A simple stone remembers one of the most menacing horses in the Swedish military.

Twice a year, this floating library delivers thousands of books to the remote islands of Stockholm’s archipelago.

An ancient tree that was once the favorite of a young Swedish royal.

Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.

Inside this church, a monument honors the first burial site of the famed philosopher.

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

A wooden street sign is the last remnant of this 400-year-old alleyway.

Enormous ants wielding giant pine needles guard a Stockholm real estate company's office.

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

Sweden's largest optical telescope sits on a rooftop in Stockholm.

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

Finally reunited, the three effigies now stand in a museum courtyard.

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.

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

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

A steel paper plane is all that remains of a crashed aircraft that caused an amazingly small amount of damage.

A 12th-century church with a medieval fresco and an intriguing “Greek runestone.”

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

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

Every Tuesday, students let off steam by screaming into the night air.

A king's bloodstained shirt is among the gruesome collection of artifacts displayed below Stockholm's Royal Palace.

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

Although rarely used, there is still a hidden room for the royal family at the Stockholm central station.

The suspected burial mound of legendary Viking Björn Ironside.