Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

This restaurant gives a new meaning to farm-to-table cuisine.

This small statue hints at the incorrect origins of the lush landscape park surrounding it.

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

Sweden's largest optical telescope sits on a rooftop in Stockholm.

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

This pyramid in southern Sweden houses the remains of an eccentric nobleman, who spent his life doing whatever he felt like doing.

The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.

A museum dedicated to the history of psychiatric treatment featuring a gallery of art made by patients.

This luxury hotel suite is located deep in the bowels of an old mine.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

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

It was meant to help transport wounded soldiers to a secret underground hospital.

A nightly tradition fills the streets of Flogsta with a collective scream.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.