Petter Lindgren, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
City in eastern Sweden, known for its museums and cultural institutions. The Västerbottens Museum has an open-air section with historical buildings from around the county. Its indoor area features exhibits on the indigenous Sami people and traditional skiing techniques. An extensive guitar collection is showcased at Guitars – The Museum, which also has live performances and a restaurant. The city is on the western edge of the geographical anomaly, the Kvarken - land still resurfacing from the last ice age.