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.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A wooden street sign is the last remnant of this 400-year-old alleyway.

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

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

Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.

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

A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.

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

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

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

A steel paper plane is all that remains of a crashed aircraft that caused an amazingly small amount of damage.

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

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

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

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

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

Early habitat dioramas and home of the elusive gaff, the skvader.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

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