An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.

Once the nail factory shut its doors, this Swedish factory town was abandoned, leaving behind a modern ghost town.

This roundabout was renamed in honor of the Swedish king's royal fender-bender.

Look closely, and you'll see this rusty man is crying.

A Very Low Frequency transmitter you can tune in on your PC.

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

A colossal strolling Pinocchio that was greeted with more outrage than whimsy.

The trailblazing Swedish businesswoman created a beloved minty candy called polkagris.

A miniature model of the iconic Stockholm department store.

A concrete mushroom that divided Stockholm residents for nearly a century.

The dome-shaped reservoir of this old water tower produces unique acoustic effects.

The ruins of a monastery where Saint Bridget of Sweden had her revelations recorded.

The 19th-century home of Count and Countess von Hallwyl is now a museum.

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

This pyramid in southern Sweden houses the remains of an eccentric nobleman, who spent his life doing whatever he felt like doing.

A memorial to a Swedish hockey player's "encounter" with aliens.

For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

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

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

This cobblestoned medieval-style town was entirely constructed in the 1990s and 2000s.

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

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

A king's bloodstained shirt is among the gruesome collection of artifacts displayed below Stockholm's Royal Palace.