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Innovatum Science Center
Innovatum Science Center, next door to the Saab Bilmuseum, is a fantastic science centre with all sorts of whacky interactive gadgets for kids of all ages – from weird skateboards you sit on, gyroscopes, whirlpool machines and a machine that allows you to control a ball with your b
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Rosendals Slott
On the northern side of Djurgården, Rosendals Slott was built as a palace for Karl XIV Johan in the 1820s. One of Sweden’s finest examples of the Empire style, it sparkles with sumptuous royal furnishings. Admission is by guided tour only. While you’re out this way don’t miss the w
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Kiviksgraven
Believed to be a site of ancient human sacrifice, Kiviksgraven is Sweden’s largest Bronze Age grave, dating from around 1000 BC. It’s an extraordinary shield-like cairn, about 75m in diameter, which once contained a burial cist and eight engraved slabs. What you see inside are repl
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Gustav Vasa Kyrkan
This saintly show-off flaunts a white Italian neo-baroque exterior and 60m-high cupola adorned with dreamy New Testament frescoes by Vicke Andrén. Opened in 1906, its star attraction is Burchardt Precht’s 18th-century marble altarpiece, considered Sweden’s largest baroque sculpture
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Volvo Museum
Pay homage to one of Sweden’s enduring icons at the Volvo Museum, which contains everything from the company’s debut vehicle to its most experimental designs – including the first jet engine used by the Swedish Air Force.The museum is about 8km west of the city centre at Arendal. F
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Sörmlands Museum
Inside the grounds of Nyköpingshus, Sörmlands Museum includes Kungstornet (King’s Tower), a whitewashed four-storey castle tower; Gamla Residenset , the old governor’s residence; and the neighbouring Konsthallen , with interesting art exhibitions and a collection of 19th-century bo
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Friluftsmuseet
West of town is the expanse of Stadsparken . Its curiosities include the Friluftsmuseet with a photogenic crew of old buildings.
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Stjernsund Manor
Home to Prince Gustav, ‘the Singing Prince’, in the 1850s, Stjernsund Manor contains one of the best-preserved 19th-century interiors in Sweden, with elegant furniture and gilt, glass and velvet fixtures and fittings. There’s also an appealing cafe in the nearby estate-manager’s ol
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Route 535
The narrow, serpentine 100km road that connects Ljungdalen and Åsarna runs through some of the remotest mountain landscape in Sweden, but its appeal lies not only in its glorious isolation but also in the pristine wilderness all around you (with the exception of tiny logging villag
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Herring Museum
The ‘herring island’ of Klädesholmen, to the far south of Tjörn, is one of the west coast’s most flawless spots. A mash-up of red and white wooden cottages, its activity is fairly subdued due to the departure of the herring (there were once 30 processing factories here, today just
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Östermalms Saluhall
Östermalms Saluhall is a must-see for both the architecture and for the gourmet food-hall atmosphere. Outdoors its a many-spired brick confection; indoors its a sophisticated take on the traditional market, with fresh produce, sparkling fish counters, baked goods, butcher shops and
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Länsmuseum
The Länsmuseum has strong and topical temporary exhibits – for example, a collection of protest posters from the ‘60s, or a consideration of the era’s clothing and home furnishings as cultural indicators. It’s also home to a permanent collection of artwork grouped by theme, and his
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Mårbacka
The main draw in the area is the house at Mårbacka, 9km from Sunne, where Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940) was born. She was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature, and many of her tales are based in the local area. Seeing the interiors requires a guid
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Sven
This slick new building houses an art gallery with interesting temporary exhibitions (recently a survey of Swedish fashion from 2000 to 2010), as well as a recreation of the former Lidingö home of owner and art collector Sven-Harry Karlsson. Access to the home is by guided tour (Sk
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Cosmonova
Adjoining Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet is Cosmonova, a combined planetarium, IMAX and 3D theatre with themes ranging from mummies and dinosaurs to the deep sea and prehistoric sea monsters. Films are screened on the hour (check the latest schedules online), and reservations by phone
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Koster Islands
Boat trips (adult Skr130 return) run from Strömstad’s north harbour to the beautiful cluster of forested Koster Islands every 30 minutes from July to mid-August, less frequently at other times. Tiny North Koster is hilly and has good beaches. Larger South Koster is flatter and bett
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Käringön
This picture-perfect island boasts plenty of good swimming holes, some complete with floats and trampolines for the enjoyment of those frolicking in the water. The plenitude of flat, broad rocks makes Käringön an ideal location for picnicking on a summer’s day. Regular ferry 381 ru
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Mjellby Konstmuseum
The main focus of Mjellby Konstmuseum, 5km from town, is a changing exhibition of works by the Halmstad Group – six local artists who pushed the boundaries with French Cubism in the 1920s and Surrealism in the 1930s, influenced by Magritte and Dali. Not only were their pieces contr
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Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet
Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet was founded by Carl von Linné in 1739. There are hands-on displays about nature and the human body, as well as whole forests’ worth of taxidermied wildlife, dinosaurs, marine life and the hardy fauna of the polar regions. Temporary exhibits keep things fr
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Innovatum Linbana
The Innovatum Linbana sweeps you over the canal to the hydroelectricity area, giving you a great overview of the citys locks and waterways. Once you’re on the far side of the canal, follow the stairs down to the river, where you’ll find one of Sweden’s most unusual industrial build
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