A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

The concrete skeletons of an abandoned Swedish town hide among the trees.

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

The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.

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

This disputed feline sculpture is Sweden's first MeToo monument.

Stockholm's famed ghost train is now on display at an art park in northern Sweden.

A massive land art sculpture fills a green space once tarnished by a landfill.

The "geometrical" center of the country, as calculated in 1947.

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

Twice a year, this floating library delivers thousands of books to the remote islands of Stockholm’s archipelago.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

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

A large collection of ancient runestones decorates this university courtyard.

The second-largest collection of runic calendar staffs in Sweden.

A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

This small shrine is dedicated to the designer of the first Russian fighter jet and his brother, who became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

An unusual double-stelae obelisk with ancient and mysterious origins.

The observation point offers spectacular views of the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital.

The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.