Tiny Swedish village with a distinct local phenomenon known as an "Elk Shower."

Early habitat dioramas and home of the elusive gaff, the skvader.

An unassuming plaque with a laminated poster shows the names of people who completed one of the most grueling journeys in Sweden.

A semi-sterile mutant birch that became Sweden's national tree.

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

A tiny town hall—in Sweden's one-time capital—might be the smallest in Europe.

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

Few remain of these distinctive old trees that once served as natural landmarks for travelers on the road.

Many historians today consider Sverre as Norway's greatest king of all time. 

Buried beneath an unassuming Gotland farm was the largest collection of Viking silver, mostly of Islamic origin.

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

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

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

The giant club-wielding wildman stands proud as the symbol of Swedish Lapland.

A collection of trees from various corners of the world call Stockholm University home.

This tree was once used to calculate the decrease of the Baltic Sea.

A cuddly version of a dark mythological creature now acts as the mascot of a town.

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

A centuries-old copper mine that once provided two thirds of the world's copper supply.

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

An oil drilling mistake created this fountain that has been spraying water for over 150 years.

Legend has it that this large rock maze in Sweden was created as punishment by the daughter of a wealthy captain.

This stone obelisk is a relic of the 17th-century Swedish mile markers.

A centuries-old iron mine is now a paradise for explorers, divers, and spelunkers.