A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

This cobblestoned medieval-style town was entirely constructed in the 1990s and 2000s.

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

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.

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

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.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

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

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

A Biblically notable site over the ruins of an ancient city that is now a protected World Heritage site.

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”