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

A museum dedicated to the history of psychiatric treatment featuring a gallery of art made by patients.

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

The remains of Alfred Nobel's first nitroglycerine factory can still be found on the shores of a Swedish bay.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

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

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

From carts to cars, this leftover Roman bridge in France has managed to survive for centuries.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.