This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

A miniature model of the iconic Stockholm department store.

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

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

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

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

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

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

Frequent fliers welcome in this airplane hotel.

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.

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

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

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

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.