Visit Kiruna

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).

Scandinavia's tallest cathedral, Linnaeus's garden and the Viking royal mounds at Gamla Uppsala.

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

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

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.

Visit Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands. Cruise the UNESCO-listed canal ring (17th-century waterways with over 1,500 bridges), see masterpieces by Rembrandt and Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum, explore the Anne Frank House (historic hiding place during WWII), and wander the Jordaan district (picturesque streets with cafes and boutiques).