The oldest Swedish built lighthouse still guides ships through the archipelago.

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.

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

Sweden's southernmost prehistoric rock art is hidden just outside Gothenburg.

This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.

An oil drilling mistake created this fountain that has been spraying water for over 150 years.

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

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

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

Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.

Legend has it that this large rock maze in Sweden was created as punishment by the daughter of a wealthy captain.

A forest of immensely tall and unusually straight oak trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never came to be.

Few would expect the world's oldest preserved oil refinery to be found in Sweden.

Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.

A small church in Uppsala hides the grave of a renowned 18th-century astronomer.

Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.

The first thermometer made with the almost-universal temperature scale is backwards.

A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.

Uppsala's adorable feline sign celebrates a popular children's book set in the Swedish city.

A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.

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

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.