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Skellefteå Museum
A pleasant walk along the river west of the town centre takes you to Nordanå park, a well-preserved historic precinct that’s home to the cultural and historical collections of the Skellefteå Museum and several old houses, some of which contain handicraft shops.
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Hembygdsgård
Hembygdsgård is a collection of old wooden farm buildings, and a children’s zoo with rabbits, sheep and ducks.
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Landskyrka
This neoclassical church in its current incarnation dates from 1800, but its sacristy is from 1507 and inside is a 13th-century wooden Virgin of Skellefteå (on the right, behind the altar) made of walnut wood. An adjacent tithe storehouse dates from 1674.
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Mariebergsskogen
For green spaces and picnic spots, seek out Mariebergsskogen, a combined leisure park, open-air museum and animal park in the southwestern part of town (about 1km from the centre). Also here is Naturum Värmland, with a cafe and shop, perched over Lake Vänern.
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Turning Torso
In the distant northwest of the city, you may catch sight of the eye-boggling Turning Torso, a brand-new apartment block that twists through 90 degrees from bottom to top. Inaugurated at the end of August 2005, its now Swedens tallest building at 190m high.
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Jokkmokks Fjällträdgård
Part of the Ajtté Museum , this appealing botanical garden introduces local flora, such as glacier crowfoot, moor-king and mountain avens, as well as plants traditionally used by the Sami for medicinal purposes. Follow the signposted path from the museum.
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Sofiero
About 5km north of the town centre, Sofiero is an impressive former royal summer residence and park with wonderful rhododendrons (best seen in full bloom in May and June) and top-notch summer concerts with the likes of Bob Dylan (in 2014). Bus 8 runs out here.
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Frösöns Kyrka
Five kilometres west of the centre of Östersund is the restored, late-12th-century Frösöns kyrka, with its distinctive separate bell tower, built on a sacrificial site to the ancient gods (æsir ) and incredibly popular for midsummer weddings. Catch bus 3.
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Klosterkyrkan
‘Of plain construction, humble and strong’, Klosterkyrkan was built in response to one of St Birgitta’s visions. After the church’s consecration in 1430, Vadstena became the top pilgrimage site in Sweden. Step inside for medieval sculptures and carved floor slabs.
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Höganäs Saltglaserat
This is Sweden’s most famous pottery factory, established in 1835. Its trademark brown salt-glazed pottery is a veritable national icon and its famous Höganäskrus (little jug) is mentioned in the opening line of August Strindberg’s novel Natives of Hemsö .
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Exercishallen Norr
A worthwhile contemporary art museum, Exercishallen Norr lives across the E14 motorway from Jamtli. It’s a cavernous room with an ambitious curatorial scope and always something curious on show, from installations, painting and sculpture to photography and soundscapes.
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Svensk Slöjd
A shop that doubles as a handicraft museum, the classy Svensk Slöjd, across from Hemköp supermarket, is a good place to find souvenirs; they’re not cheap but the quality is top-notch, as the shop is an outlet of the official Swedish handicraft organisation, Svensk Slöjd.
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Ekenäs Slott
Built between 1630 and 1644, this is one of the best-preserved Renaissance castles in Sweden. Features include three spectacular towers, a moat, and furnishings from the 17th to 19th centuries. It’s located 20km east of Linköping; you’ll need your own transport to get there.
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Zornmuseet
Zornmuseet displays many of the best-loved portraits and characteristic nudes of Mora painter Anders Zorn (1860–1920), one of Sweden’s most renowned artists. His naturalistic depictions of Swedish life and landscapes are shown here, as is the Zorn family silver collection.
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Drottens Arkeologiska Museum
Subterranean Drottens Arkeologiska Museum contains the foundations of an 11th-century church, as well as a grisly collection of skeletons that build a picture of the Middle Ages through their diseases and amputations. Entrance is through the Gattostretto restaurant.
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Sigtuna Rådhus
The smallest town hall in Scandinavia, Sigtuna rådhus dates from 1744 and was designed by the mayor himself. It’s on the town square opposite the tourist office. The main museum building has displays of gold jewellery, runes, coins and loot brought home from abroad.
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Nationalmuseum
Sweden’s largest art museum, home to the nation’s collection of painting, sculpture, drawings, decorative arts and graphics from the Middle Ages to the present, is closed for renovations until 2017. Until then, you can see highlights from the collection at the Konstakademien .
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Ebelingmuseet
The museum hosts bizarre steel sculptures by Allan Ebeling and paintings by his daughters, Marianne and Harriet, plus various temporary exhibitions. The old wooden houses and pretty riverside areas in Torshälla are also worth a look. Its about a 40-minute bus ride from Eskilstuna.
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Stenegård
Just across the bridge from the church (on the eastern bank of the river), Stenegård is an old manor and farm with handicraft stalls, a cafe, a restaurant and a theatre in an old barn. Even if you don’t go in, the strikingly pretty manor house is worth going by for a quick look.
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Karlsborgs Fästning Museum
This military museum is located at Karlsborgs Fästning , one of Europe’s largest construction projects. With a circumference of around 5km, this fortress is so huge that it took from 1820 to 1909 to complete; it was out of date even before it was finished and mothballed immediately
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