One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.

A Swedish town came up with an out-of-the-box way to eliminate the bloodthirsty insects.

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

An ornate Thai pavilion in the middle of Sweden.

This stone obelisk is a relic of the 17th-century Swedish mile markers.

This abandoned urban warfare facility is a dream come true for airsoft and paintball enthusiasts.

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

Inside this church, a monument honors the first burial site of the famed philosopher.

From under the bed of one of the co-founders, this server helped launch the notorious file-sharing website.

This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.

Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.

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

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

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

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

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

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

This trio of stone spires claims to be the only preserved medieval execution site in Europe.

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

This giant subway sculpture celebrates the fruit that inspired the theory of gravity.

Walking through this narrow gorge will make you feel like you've fallen into a fairytale landscape.

When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.

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

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.