This Viking Age memorial contains the oldest known image of a Täby resident.

These ancient rune stones plucked from the countryside now call this university park home.

These Bronze Age rock carvings are among the oldest in the region.

For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.

The unique design of this former quarry provides ideal acoustics for concerts.

Rocks carved with biblical passages in the 1800s.

This massive Trojan ursine was built to be a new tourist symbol for a small Swedish town.

At this bohemian accommodation, guests who dream of joining the circus can spend the night in themed wagons.

Maybe the only restaurant in the world where your seat will be signed by a Nobel laureate.

Winter roadtrips are a little more exciting on this seasonal, slippery expansion of Sweden's national highway system.

Believed to be the country's tallest waterfall, the Njupeskär is actually much smaller.

This museum of Viking vessels allows visitors to take a replica out for a spin.

A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.

A tiny village is home to the world's only diner completely devoted to the many varieties of traditional Swedish dumplings.

A Viking man's tribute to his brother stands in Gävle's oldest church.

This patch of land is home to Sweden's largest burial mound, allegedly belonging to a mythical king.

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

The world's biggest version of the popular Swedish souvenir.

The 19th-century home of Count and Countess von Hallwyl is now a museum.

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

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

18th century opera in its original splendor.

The world's biggest floating museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.

This collection of Dwarf beech trees were once believed to be enchanted trolls in disguise.