A large concrete replica of a 12th-century figurine.

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

Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.

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

The charming storybook building now houses a small police museum.

Dedicated to a song so popular the request to "Play Shoreline" became part of Swedish culture.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

There are no crying babies in this neck of the woods.

A 200-year-old collection of medical paraphernalia in a historic house.

The world's biggest floating museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

This declassified Cold War bunker hosts a large collection of Swedish aircraft.

This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.

This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.

This giant wooden sculpture is based on local folklore and is said to be "possibly" Sweden's largest troll.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Lodged in the wall of this driving school is a Zastava 750, one of the region's most popular cars.

A grand Yugoslav memorial to the group of partisans who fought and died resisting western Serbia’s Nazi occupation.

For over 40 years, this quaint little house has teetered on a rock in the middle of a river.

Through the colossal entrance to this cave you'll find limestone tubs and an underground waterfall.

The bizarre rocks of Đavolja Varoš are the result of natural erosion.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

Once a bridge over the River Begej, now high and dry.

It may seem a little out of place in a tiny village, but the inspiring story of its creation made headlines.