A miniature model of the iconic Stockholm department store.

Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.

A large collection of ancient runestones decorates this university courtyard.

A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.

The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.

There are hidden patterns on the subway seats of some Stockholm metro cars.

What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.

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

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

Frequent fliers welcome in this airplane hotel.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

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.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.