An ancient tree that was once the favorite of a young Swedish royal.

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

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.

A temporary art piece to celebrate LGBTQ Pride is now a permanent part of Stockholm's traffic landscape.

Inside this church, a monument honors the first burial site of the famed philosopher.

Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.

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

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

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

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

An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.

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

The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

Located in an old church, this brewery produces a different kind of holy water.

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

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.