A Chinese meditation center in the middle of rural Sweden, partly funded by a member of ABBA.

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

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

The charming storybook building now houses a small police museum.

This statue, deep in a Swedish forest, is all alone, just like the renowned recluse would have wanted.

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

This pyramid in southern Sweden houses the remains of an eccentric nobleman, who spent his life doing whatever he felt like doing.

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

One man's fascination with Turkey led to this backyard mini-city.

This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.

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

This runestone once destroyed by an explosion has been painstakingly reassembled to save its history.

A former suicide bridge is now accumulating symbols of love instead of a body count.