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Gruvmuseet
If you like mines, you will simply love this mining museum, covering every aspect of the gruelling work over a 250-year span.
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Skåneleden
A long-distance park that runs through the park, along the coast; the best section is from Vik to Kivik (two or three hours).
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Trelleborgs Museum
Just east of the town centre, this museum covers a wide range of themes, including a 7000-year-old settlement discovered nearby.
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Gärdslösa Kyrka
On the east coast, about 13km southeast of Borgholm, is Gärdslösa kyrka, the best-preserved medieval church (1138) on Öland.
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Galleri Nils Åberg
Works by fresh, young Scandinavian artists sit alongside established contemporary pieces by the likes of Picasso and Joan Miró.
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Lundströmska Gården
Lundströmska gården is an early-20th-century, middle-class home and general store, complete with period furnishings and goods.
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Skållerud Church
At Skållerud is a beautiful, shiny-red, 17th-century wooden church , with well-preserved paintings and baroque fittings.
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Lime Kiln
This huge 19th-century kiln near Köpmansmagasinet gallery recalls the bygone lime industry; it smoked its last in 1954.
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Blåvägen
The scenic, 2000km-long Blåvägen (a.k.a. E12) runs from Norway’s Atlantic coast all the way to the shores of Russia’s Lake Onega.
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Old Town Prison
You can visit the small and creepy old town prison in the basement of Clarion Hotel Bilan, with original cells and prisoners’ letters.
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Krokiga Smedjan
Try your hand at forging at Krokiga Smedjan, which began operations in 1764; there’s also a good handicraft exhibition and craft shop .
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Defence Museum
The Defence Museum covers the history of the Swedish military from the 1800s to the present. Outdoors are examples of military vehicles.
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Ulrika Eleonora Kyrka
The strikingly red Ulrika Eleonora Kyrka, just north of the town hall, was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger and completed in 1693.
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Neptuni Åkrar Nature Reserve
On the far north of Ölands western edge, this beautiful reserve is famed for its spread of blue viper’s bugoss flowers in early summer.
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Halmstad Slott
Halmstad Slott, built by Christian IV, is open twice yearly for guided tours in early summer: email [email protected] for details.
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Hopptornen
Hopptornen, the tower and ski jump in the hills behind the town, has great views; you can either walk or take a lift to the top (Skr20).
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Rödbergs
Rödbergs-fortet, one of the five forts defending Boden, is open for guided tours hourly in summer and by appointment the rest of the year.
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Fjärilshuset
The steamy Fjärilshuset recreates a tropical environment, complete with free-flying birds and butterflies, and some very friendly fish.
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County Governors Residence
The County Governor’s Residence is a grand, stuccoed masterpiece built in the 19th century but with a deceptively Renaissance style.
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Leksands Konstmuseum
The Leksands Konstmuseum is fairly small but hosts strong collections of work by both young and well-established regional artists.
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