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Unusual Attractions in Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm Metro Art Gallery

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

Stockholm, Sweden

Codex Gigas (The Devil's Bible)

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Stockholm, Sweden

R1 Nuclear Reactor

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

Stockholm, Sweden

Vasa Museum

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Stockholm, Sweden

Storkyrkobadet

A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.

Boden N, Sweden

Treehotel

Series of treehouse hotel rooms on the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

Stockholm, Sweden

The Stadsbiblioteket (Stockholm Public Library)

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

Stockholm, Sweden

Colour by Numbers

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

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Unique Food & Drink in Sweden

Spruce Beer

This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.

Kaffeost

In northern Scandinavia, cups of coffee get enhanced with cheese.

Moose Cheese

A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of this rare, creamy delicacy.

Nobel Ice Cream

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

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