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Stockholm in Sweden is a modern and exciting city to visit. It also features some unusual attractions you are unlikely to see anywhere else in the world.
Most of the city's metro stations are like art galleries, while a tower has lights that anyone can change using their smartphones and a suicide bridge now contains love locks.
Then there is the famous Lappis scream, where students let off steam and a hidden bathhouse which is open to anyone who can find it.
Stockholm Metro Art
Most metro stations in the world are pretty boring, however, out of Stockholm’s more than 100 stations, at least 90 have elaborate art installations. The metro was opened in 1950, but travelling on the subway trains is like passing through a mobile art gallery. There are beautiful mosaics, wall paintings, sculptures and installations almost everywhere. All it costs to see all this beauty is the price of a train ticket.
'Colour by Numbers' at Stockholm’s Telefonplan Tower - Kungsgatan 57A, Stockholm, Sweden
Many cities use colour-changing lights on buildings to celebrate events, but Stockholm has a permanent installation called “Colour by Numbers.” The light installation is on the Telefonplan Tower and what makes it different is that anyone with a smartphone can change the colours themselves with a special app. The creators of the light installation hope their work will show the power of democracy, but it is also a cool idea to let residents and visitors have fun with the app.
Love Locks of Västerbron - Västerbron Bridge Stockholm, Sweden
While love locks are a craze in many countries, Stockholm’s version is different. The love locks have been placed on what was formerly a suicide bridge. Now it represents love. After several suicides, Stockholm added fences on the bridge to prevent people jumping off. This seemed to work. These days people place love locks on the fences to show their undying love. While the tradition has damaged bridges in other countries, for the moment Västerbron is doing well.
Lappis and the student scream - 1 Amanuensvägen, Stockholm, Sweden
As noted by Business Insider, there’s nothing like letting off a little steam, especially when you are a stressed-out student. Students at Lappis in Stockholm have a way to do just that. Every Tuesday night at 10:00 PM their screams fill the air. Anyone who is around at that time can join in with pleasure, but don’t try it outside the designated time otherwise angry students will soon shut you down. It is unknown how the tradition started, but it does the trick.
Storkyrkobadet Hidden Bathhouse - Svartmangatan 20, Stockholm, Sweden
As noted by Atlas Obscura, right in the tourist area of Stockholm there is a small public bath, hiding away in the cellar of a 17th-century building in the Old Town. The bathhouse was created for students when the building became a primary school in the 1890s. A century later a sauna was added and the bathhouse was opened to all. While there has been some controversy over the years, Storkyrkobadet remains open to anyone who can find it.
