Architectural Oddities in Sweden

Contrasting the old concrete courthouse beneath, a modern and colorful residential marvel has emerged, stirring both acclaim and controversy.

A water reservoir disguised as a castle stands atop a hill in a park in Stockholm city.

From a distance, this structure looks like an ordinary office building but a closer inspection reveals a unique facade.

Unfortunately, you can no longer spend a night in this single-person treetop hotel.

These coffin-like Brutalist balconies were inspired by a nearby mine.

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.

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

A golden egg-shaped sauna in the Arctic tundra.

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

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.