One of the longest footbridges in Europe.

The final resting place of the father of modern biological taxonomy.

Buried beneath an unassuming Gotland farm was the largest collection of Viking silver, mostly of Islamic origin.

One of the world's oldest continuously operating meteorological stations sits on a hill in Stockholm.

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

These Bronze Age rock carvings are among the oldest in the region.

The composer known as the "Swedish Mozart" arranged to be buried in an unusual spot.

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

The second-largest collection of runic calendar staffs in Sweden.

The world’s largest knitted mitten is displayed in one of Sweden’s smallest Arctic villages.

A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.

A large collection of ancient runestones decorates this university courtyard.

A prehistoric geological oddity tucked behind Stockholm's natural history museum.

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

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

The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.

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

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

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

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

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

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.

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