A Swedish trading ship that sank in 1745 was recently rebuilt and has once again sailed to China. Although the new ship makes some concessions to modern shipbuilding requirements, it remains true to the spirit of the original.

The red horse that serves as a decorative motif on lots of IKEA items is actually a cultural icon in Sweden with a long and storied history.

In Sweden, Greenland, Québec, and even Alaska, tourists flock each winter to hotels built entirely out of ice, and pay big bucks to sleep in unheated rooms on hard beds covered with animal pelts.