The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.

From under the bed of one of the co-founders, this server helped launch the notorious file-sharing website.

Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.

Sweden's southernmost prehistoric rock art is hidden just outside Gothenburg.

These mysterious circular formations are actually remnants of 19th century gristmills.

Uppsala's adorable feline sign celebrates a popular children's book set in the Swedish city.

Archaeologists are still unraveling the secrets of the brutal massacre that wiped out this ancient fort.

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.

A botched 18th-century canal silenced one of Sweden's most magnificent waterfalls.

A memorial to a Swedish hockey player's "encounter" with aliens.

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.

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

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

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

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

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

This trio of stone spires claims to be the only preserved medieval execution site in Europe.

A former hen house turned curiosity cabinet displays one man's lifelong fascination with cannibalism.

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

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.