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

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

Winter roadtrips are a little more exciting on this seasonal, slippery expansion of Sweden's national highway system.

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

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

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

When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.

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

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

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

These coffin-like Brutalist balconies were inspired by a nearby mine.

The world's largest underground iron ore mine.

Walking through this narrow gorge will make you feel like you've fallen into a fairytale landscape.

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

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.

A botched 18th-century canal silenced one of Sweden's most magnificent waterfalls.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

A 200-year-old collection of medical paraphernalia in a historic house.

This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.

Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

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