Boats must transform into railroad cars to navigate this Polish canal.

Crosses of all shapes, sizes and colors litter the mountain, the site of a huge yearly Orthodox pilgrimage.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

His body was found mysteriously preserved in a Swedish mine over 40 years after his initial disappearance.

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

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

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

A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.

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

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

The ruins of a monastery where Saint Bridget of Sweden had her revelations recorded.

This tiny Swedish troll protects the land and all who wander within it.

Take a schvitz just like an infamous Soviet dictator while his unblinking eye looks on.

A replica of the beloved character's house, modeled after the author's own drawings.

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

Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

A forest of immensely tall and unusually straight oak trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never came to be.

"Only the dead get off at Kymlinge."

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.