A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

A large collection of ancient runestones decorates this university courtyard.

Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.

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

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

This centuries-old rooster survived a devastating fire.

An abstract representation of weather in Sweden.

A temporary art piece to celebrate LGBTQ Pride is now a permanent part of Stockholm's traffic landscape.

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

This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.

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

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

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

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

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

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

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.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

The university library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese.

Venice's island of the dead.