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

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

A tombstone on the grounds of the royal castle marks the burial site of a Swedish king's beloved dog.

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.

A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.

One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.

Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.

This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.

Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.

Sound travels strangely in this underground whispering gallery.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

A heated statue pays tribute to one of Sweden's great actresses.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.

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

What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.

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

Enormous ants wielding giant pine needles guard a Stockholm real estate company's office.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.