Why Tourists Take in the Dizzying View From Stockholm's Rooftops

There are no bars to hold onto on the roof of the Old Parliament House, rising 140 feet above the streets of Stockholm. But that doesn’t deter people from climbing up a ladder through a law office and out onto the sky-facing surface.

To some, traipsing along Stockhom’s skyline sounds terrifying, or illegal. The former may be true, but the latter is not: Takvandring, a Swedish company, leads up to 15,000 people each year onto the roof for a guided tour of the city from a very different perspective.