Vasa Museum

In 1628, Sweden’s Vasa warship had such a top heavy design that it sank 20 minutes into its maiden voyage. After it was raised and restored, they built a museum around it. Really fascinating!

The entire ship is covered in intricate carvings including lots and lots of lions. That’s because King Gustav Adolph wanted to fulfill a prophecy about “the lion of the north conquering all.”

Researchers were able to find the names of several who drowned on the ill-fated ship’s maiden voyage, and even did facial reconstructions of them from their skeletal remains.Read more