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Hembygdsgård Gammelgård
You can get your open-air-museum fix at Hembygdsgård Gammelgård, 500m north of the church – it’s a 1909 collection of buildings that were moved here during the ‘20s from villages around Rättvik parish (the oldest is from the 1300s). There’s a good collection of furniture painted in
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Junibacken
Junibacken whimsically recreates the fantasy scenes of Astrid Lindgren’s books for children. Catch the flying Story Train over Stockholm, shrink to the size of a sugar cube, and end up at Villekulla cottage, where kids can shout, squeal and dress up like Pippi Longstocking. The boo
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Etnografiska Museet
The Museum of Ethnography stages evocative displays on various aspects of non-European cultures, including dynamic temporary exhibitions and frequent live performances. Recent examples include a display about the cultural treasures of Afghanistan, Russian holiday traditions, and re
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Slottet
The magnificent Slottet is now the county governor’s headquarters. It was originally built in the late 13th century, but most of what you see today is from 300 years later. The outside is far more dramatic than the interior. To explore you’ll need to take a tour; those in English s
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Dansmuseet
Having relocated onto a heavily trafficked pedestrian shopping street and added a chic cafe, Dansmuseet (or the Rolf de Maré Dance Museum, after its founder) focuses on the intersections between dance, art and theatre. Collection highlights include traditional dance masks from Afri
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Fotografins Hus
Currently under renovation, but set to reopen by press time, this is one of Stockholm’s best sites for photographic art. Decked out in furniture designed by Konstfack graduates, its six annual exhibitions showcase local and international talent, with past exhibitors including Hasse
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Steninge Slott
The magnificent private palace Steninge Slott, 7km east of Sigtuna, dates from 1705 and was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger. At the time of research it was closed for renovation; check the website for updates and a schedule of guided tours. In the beautiful grounds there i
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Bonnstan
Constructed in 1845, Skellefteå is dominated by the impressive Bonnstan, a kyrkstad (church town) consisting of 392 dark log cabins. Originally built for the faithful coming from afar who needed somewhere to park their horse and rest their weary heads, they may not be legally alter
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Östasiatiska Museet
This long, narrow building displays Asian decorative arts, including one of the world’s finest collections of Chinese stoneware and porcelain from the Sing, Ming and Qing dynasties. The museum also houses the largest and oldest Asian library in Scandinavia, from which several notab
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Nordens Ark
Snow leopards, wolves and lynxes prowl Nordens Ark, a well-conceived safari park 12km northeast of Smögen. It shows off animals and plants from countries with a similar climate to Sweden’s and has breeding programs for critically endangered species, such as the Amur tiger and Amur
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Stadsmuseum
At Stadsmuseum, admire the remains of the Äskekärrkeppet , Sweden’s only original Viking vessel, alongside silver treasure hoards, weaponry and jewellery from the same period in the atmospheric semigloom. Walk through the history of the city from its conception to the 18th century,
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Madesjö Hembygdsgård
No one has counted, apparently, but there are probably upwards of 35,000 objects on display at this fascinating ethnological museum housed in the former stables of Nybros village church. Various tableaus illustrate the social history of the region over the last 100 years; the manne
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Millesgården
Beautiful Millesgården was the home and studio of sculptor Carl Milles, whose delicate water sprites and other whimsical sculptures dot the city landscape. The grounds include a crisp modern gallery for changing exhibitions of contemporary art, Milles’ elaborately Pompeiian house a
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Båtsuoj Sami Camp
To experience the life of the Forest Sami, visit Båtsuoj, where Tom and Lotta Svensson practise their traditional livelihood fulltime. You can watch the reindeer get lassoed, or stay overnight on reindeer skins inside a kåta (typical Forest Sámi log hut), learn about Sami shamanic
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Murberget
This thorough open-air museum is the second largest of its kind in Sweden and features over 80 wooden buildings from Ångermanland from the 18th century onwards. Among the traditional farmhouses, 19th-century inn, smithy, church and school in the style typical of this part of Norrla
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Munthe’s Hildasholm
Built by Axel Munthe (1857–1949), who served as the Swedish royal physician and wrote the best-selling memoir The Story of San Michele , Munthe’s Hildasholm is a sumptuously decorated National Romantic–style mansion, set in beautiful gardens with stunning views over Lake Siljan. Mu
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Röhsska Museet
Sweden’s only art and design museum captures the style of different eras from 1851 to the present day. Exhibitions cleverly contrast the classic and the cutting edge, whether it’s Josef Frank and Bruno Mathsson furniture or 18th-century porcelain and Scandi-cool coat stands, allowi
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Tekniska Museet
Tekniska is a sprawling wonderland of interactive science and technology exhibits. One of its biggest drawcards is Cino4 (adult/child Skr80/40), Sweden’s first 4D, multisensory cinema. The Teknorama is a vast room of kinetic experiments and stations designed to do things like test
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Kristine Kyrka
A sea of baroque blue and gold hits you at Kristine Kyrka (built 1642–55), which shows off the riches brought to town by the 17th-century copper trade. In the square in front of the church (Stortorget ) is an impressive statue of the rebel warrior Engelbrekt, by Karl Hultström. The
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Alnö Gamla Kyrka
This magnificent church, a mixture of 12th- and 15th century styles, sits 2km north of the bridge (at Vi) on Alnö island, just east of Sundsvall. The upper wall and ceiling paintings, likely done by one of Albertus Pictor’s pupils, have survived intact. Even better is the late-11th
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