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

A tiny village is home to the world's only diner completely devoted to the many varieties of traditional Swedish dumplings.

This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

A collection of birches from across Sweden.

A railway, a waterway, and a roadway all in one, suspended over a rushing river.

An ornate Thai pavilion in the middle of Sweden.

Hang with reindeer at this 400-year-old Sámi market.

Hidden in an enchanting ravine, numerous mysterious sandstone grooves hint at ancient pagan rituals.

A tiny town hall—in Sweden's one-time capital—might be the smallest in Europe.

The first overseas server for Facebook in Sweden's tundra.

This simple roadside art installation ended up sparking a folk art movement and a controversy of international proportions.

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

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

The world's first purpose-built indoor shopping mall opened in Sweden in 1955.

These waste baskets play a few risque messages to discourage littering.

The world's largest underground iron ore mine.

The center of Stockholm can be found along this quiet street.

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

The world's biggest version of the popular Swedish souvenir.

Twice a year, this floating library delivers thousands of books to the remote islands of Stockholm’s archipelago.