Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Not far from the busy city lie these remains of a time when the world was on fire.

An abstract representation of weather in Sweden.

Part of an abandoned19th-century fortress hides in plain sight inside a modern office building.

Locals rallied to save this beloved mural after someone mistakenly attempted to cover it.

A concrete Picasso in the middle of a student housing complex on the outskirts of Stockholm.

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

Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.

This railroad track was so secretive that it was omitted from all maps.

A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.

The apartment where Pippi Longstocking came to life.

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

An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.

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

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.

A Japanese video game arcade hides in the back of a Swedish pool hall.