A bronze statue of Momo, a girl holding a huge ear, sits waiting to listen to anyone who needs it.

Where a troll might repair your shoes in exchange for a bowl of porridge.

A centuries-old olive tree thrives in a small botanical garden.

A sculpture of three large candles in the middle of the water of the river Smedjeån.

Traditional Danish spot where the schnapps are flowing and the smørrebrød is loaded.

Once the center of power for the region's various factories.

This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

Celebrating the Swedish ship used in the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage.

There are hidden patterns on the subway seats of some Stockholm metro cars.

A statue of the heroic plumber stands outside a company that bluffed its way into being Nintendo's Scandinavian distributor.

Controversy surrounded the creation of this anti-fascist statue.

Maybe the only restaurant in the world where your seat will be signed by a Nobel laureate.

The final resting place of one of the brightest physicists of the 20th century.

The Lund University's former gym houses a museum focusing on the creative process of art.

A water reservoir disguised as a castle stands atop a hill in a park in Stockholm city.

A charming and enigmatic sculpture of a lynx haunts the park of Kellinghusen.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

An abstract representation of weather in Sweden.

The 19th-century home of Count and Countess von Hallwyl is now a museum.

A statue that stood at the center of a long copyright battle.

This poured-concrete water reservoir is a gem of modernist architecture well-hidden in a city forest.

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.