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

This hole formed by a glacier is the largest and best-preserved of its kind in Stockholm.

Not far from the busy city lie these remains of a time when the world was on fire.

A statue that stood at the center of a long copyright battle.

A response to the wrongly placed meridian of the same name.

The center of Stockholm can be found along this quiet street.

The final resting place of the man whose name has become synonymous with greatness.

The composer known as the "Swedish Mozart" arranged to be buried in an unusual spot.

This small statue hints at the incorrect origins of the lush landscape park surrounding it.

Tucked away in a downtown Stockholm park are the remains of a World War II defense position.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

A Japanese video game arcade hides in the back of a Swedish pool hall.

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

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

Sweden's largest optical telescope sits on a rooftop in Stockholm.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

This little gallery is devoted to one small town's passion for a very special cheese.

The remains of Alfred Nobel's first nitroglycerine factory can still be found on the shores of a Swedish bay.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

The first overseas server for Facebook in Sweden's tundra.