Stockholm City Hall dominates the eastern tip of Kungsholmen island with a massive, one-hundred-six-meter tower topped by three golden crowns. Designed by architect Ragnar Östberg and completed in nineteen twenty-three, this structure is…
Best of Stockholm
This self-guided walk leads you through Stockholm's most celebrated landmarks, from the historic heart of Gamla Stan to the world-class museums of Djurgården.
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1. Stockholm City Hall
2. Stortorget
Stortorget is the oldest square in Stockholm, characterized by its cluster of narrow, brightly colored merchant houses. Dating back to the thirteenth century, this cobblestoned space in the heart of Gamla Stan once functioned as the city’s…
3. Storkyrkan
Storkyrkan, known as the Great Church, stands out in the heart of Gamla stan with its tall, Baroque-style exterior of red brick and limestone. As the oldest church in Stockholm, its origins date to the thirteenth century, with an official…
4. The Royal Palace
The Royal Palace in Stockholm is a massive, geometric Baroque structure that dominates the northern edge of Gamla Stan. Designed by architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger and inaugurated in seventeen fifty-four, it ranks among the largest…
5. National Museum
The Nationalmuseum is a grand structure on the Blasieholmen peninsula, characterized by Venetian Renaissance architecture and a massive, light-filled staircase hall that rises through its center. It functions as Sweden's premier gallery of…
6. Moderna Museet
Moderna Museet occupies a long, low building on the island of Skeppsholmen, defined by its minimalist design and expansive, light-filled galleries. Opened in nineteen ninety-eight, this facility was purpose-built to house one of Europe’s…
7. Vasa Museum
The Vasa Museum is defined by its massive copper roof, which features stylized masts rising to the exact height of the historic warship housed within. This purpose-built structure contains the Vasa, a sixty-nine-meter-long vessel that…
8. ABBA The Museum
ABBA The Museum is housed in a building on the island of Djurgården, located between the Gröna Lund amusement park and the Liljevalchs art venue. It functions as the official home for the history of Sweden’s most successful pop quartet,…
9. Skansen
Skansen sits atop a hill on the island of Djurgården, identifiable by the dense cluster of over one hundred and fifty historic wooden buildings that appear as a scattered, miniature village transported from across the Swedish countryside.…