This abandoned Swedish folkpark offers an amazing view over the town of Överkalix.

Tiny Swedish village with a distinct local phenomenon known as an "Elk Shower."

An abandoned, deteriorating tuberculosis hospital from the turn of the 20th century.

Once the nail factory shut its doors, this Swedish factory town was abandoned, leaving behind a modern ghost town.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

A medieval village, with red wooden cottages around a stone church, stands as a well-preserved example of a settlement type that was once common in northern Sweden.

Contrasting the old concrete courthouse beneath, a modern and colorful residential marvel has emerged, stirring both acclaim and controversy.

This former peat factory was transformed into an observatory before being abandoned once again.

This makeshift concrete bunker is an unusual reminder of the Cold War.

A southern Swedish island is home to the last ERSTA artillery battery, meant to protect the shoreline during the Cold War.

The unique design of this former quarry provides ideal acoustics for concerts.

For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.

The remnants of a record-setting industrial bucket system can still be found dotting the Swedish countryside.

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

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

Take a schvitz just like an infamous Soviet dictator while his unblinking eye looks on.

Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.

The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.

Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.

The concrete skeletons of an abandoned Swedish town hide among the trees.

A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.

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

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.