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

This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.

The concrete skeletons of an abandoned Swedish town hide among the trees.

Walking through this narrow gorge will make you feel like you've fallen into a fairytale landscape.

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

Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.

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

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.

This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.

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

It's always game time at Stockholm's only museum devoted solely to video games.

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

A golden egg-shaped sauna in the Arctic tundra.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

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

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

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

A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

The last Viking king of Denmark is buried inside the crypt of this cathedral.

Generations have refused to move this doll from its dusty resting place to preserve a castle from a watery fate.