The ice hotel is Sweden’s latest attraction. Every year, many people from around the world go to Sweden just to partake in a once-in-a-lifetime experience. And it is truly once because the ice hotel is demolished by nature when summer comes.

In Sweden, home of Volvo and the Vikings, you can travel quickly from the sophisticated to the wild. Ride a train north from Stockholm to Lapland, and you'll be transported from one of the most cultured, orderly cities in the world to the untamed beauty of Arctic wilderness. Whether you prefer strolling through museums or looking for moose in the forest, you'll find that Sweden is something special.

Although the country doesn't make the list of bargain destinations, it no longer costs as much as it once did to travel there. The Swedish economy has cooled, which means that the country's high prices have decreased over the past few years.