This statue, deep in a Swedish forest, is all alone, just like the renowned recluse would have wanted.

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.

A 12th-century church with a medieval fresco and an intriguing “Greek runestone.”

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

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

This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

The suspected burial mound of legendary Viking Björn Ironside.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.

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

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

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

Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.

The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.

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

This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.

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

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

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

A floating underwater hotel, created by a Swedish artist.

This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.

Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.

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