Visit Uppsala

A 12th-century Romanesque cathedral with an astronomical clock and a university town of cobbles and bicycles.

Visit Malmö, Sweden's third-largest city, located across the Öresund Strait from Copenhagen. Explore the Turning Torso (a 190-meter-tall twisting skyscraper, Scandinavia's tallest residential building), stroll through the historic Gamla Staden (Old Town) with its cobblestone streets and Malmöhus Castle (a 16th-century fortress housing museums), and relax at Ribersborgsstranden (a long sandy beach with a popular open-air bathhouse).

Visit Gothenburg, Sweden's second-largest city on the west coast. Explore the Universeum science center (with a rainforest and aquarium), stroll through the Haga district (historic wooden houses and cafes), see the Gothenburg Museum of Art (Nordic and European masterpieces), and ride the Liseberg amusement park (one of Scandinavia's largest with roller coasters and gardens).

A Hanseatic town of roses and ruins inside 3.4 km of medieval wall on Gotland.

The Icehotel at Jukkasjarvi, the Esrange space base and a town being moved to make way for the iron mine.

Visit New York City, the most populous city in the United States. See the Statue of Liberty (iconic symbol of freedom, gifted by France in 1886), walk through Central Park (843-acre urban park with lakes, trails, and the Bethesda Terrace), explore Times Square (bustling commercial hub known for its bright billboards and Broadway theaters), and visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art (one of the world's largest art museums with over 2 million works).

Visit Stockholm, Sweden's capital spread across 14 islands. Explore the Vasa Museum (home to the remarkably preserved 17th-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage), stroll through Gamla Stan (the medieval old town with cobblestone streets and the Royal Palace), and see the modern art at Fotografiska (a photography museum in a former customs house with panoramic views).

Stockholm’s medieval old town of narrow lanes and the Royal Palace.