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Lifelike wax figures of Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, Anne-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson of ABBA. The figures depicts the group in its heyday.

Lifelike wax figures of Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, Anne-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson of ABBA. The figures portraits the group in its heyday.

ABBA The Museum is more than just a museum. Sure, the permanent exhibition is chock full of ABBA memorabilia like stage outfits, instruments, gold records, awards, and much more. But it’s also an interactive experience that invites you to sing, dance, mix music and become the fifth member of ABBA on their big stage.

ABBA The Museum

One of the exhibition- halls at the museum for modern photography, Fotografiska in Stockholm. Visitors are looking around in a white, stark gallery space.

Fotografiska is one of the world&#x27;s largest meeting places for contemporary photography. Four unique large exhibitions and about 20 smaller exhibitions are presented annually. Book and souvenir shop, restaurant and a photo gallery. In the top floor café, you will find one of Stockholm&#x27;s very best viewpoints.Eat Guides 360° Action named the restaurant of Fotografiska the best in Sweden in 2019, thanks to its sustainable gastronomy.

Fotografiska

An extreme close up of silk fibres in a white silk fabric

The only remaining silk mill in Stockholm. Unique with its original machinery, 140 years old and still in use. Exhibitions about the company&#x27;s history, silk production in Sweden, and the role of women in industrialization.

K.A. Almgren Silk Weaving

The exterior of the art museum Liljevalchs, build between the years 1913-1916

One of Stockholm&#x27;s most attractive exhibition settings, showing art and design. A recurring feature is the popular Vårsalongen (Spring Salon). There is a shop where you will find Liljevalch&#x27;s own products. A restaurant/café with a garden is located in conjunction with the museum.

Liljevalchs Konsthall

Nordiska museet in Stockholm

Discover life in the Nordics for the past 500 years at the Nordic Museum, Sweden&#x27;s largest museum of cultural history. Situated on the Djurgården island in the center of Stockholm, the magnificent museum building is one of Stockholm&#x27;s true landmarks and well worth a visit in itself. Discover a variety of exhibitions on fashion and textiles, furniture and interiors, china and table settings, folk art, jewelry, photography, trends, and traditions. There is also a separate exhibition about the only indigenous people in Sweden, the Sami. The museum shop offers modern and classical products for old and young, and the restaurant serves traditional Swedish food and snacks.The audio guides available are in Swedish, English, Finnish, Sami, German, Russian, French, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, and easy Swedish. Also, don&#x27;t miss the current exhibition in the main hall, &#x27;The Arctic - while the ice is melting&#x27;, which is built up inside a gigantic ice crack.

Nordiska museet

Skansen

Skansen is a favorite both among Stockholmers and visitors passing through, and it’s a perfect family outing. This is the oldest open-air museum in the world and also the Stockholm zoo, with animals native to Scandinavia, a children&#x27;s petting zoo, and two indoor aquariums; <a href="https://www.skansen.se/en/skansen-akvariet-1">Skansen&#x27;s Aquarium</a> and the <a href="https://www.skansen.se/en/baltic-sea-science-center">Baltic Sea Science Center</a>.Skansen is beautifully located on Royal Djurgården and offers spectacular views over all of Stockholm. This is also Sweden in miniature. 150 farms and dwellings from different parts of the country were disassembled and transported here. Swedish traditions such as Midsummer, Walpurgis Night, and Lucia are celebrated at Skansen.

Skansen Open-Air Museum

A furry spider is looking out from one of the glass cases at Skansen´s Aquarium in Stockholm.

Meet Saki monkeys, giant iguanas, and yellow-beaked toucans in the misty rain forests. Find everything from big crocs to pygmy marmosets. Meet them all at Skansen&#x27;s Aquarium.

Skansen's Aquarium

Stockholm’s medieval Cathedral, built in 1279, houses unique objects such as the St George and the Dragon sculpture (1489), the legendary Vädersoltavlan (1535) and Lena Lervik’s sculpture ”Joseph and Mary” (2002).

Stockholm’s medieval Cathedral, built in 1279, houses unique objects such as the St George and the Dragon sculpture (1489), the legendary Vädersoltavlan (1535) and Lena Lervik’s sculpture ”Joseph and Mary” (2002).Since 1527, the Cathedral has been a Lutheran church. A wide range of religious services and concerts are held. The wedding of T.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel took place on Saturday, June 19, 2010, in Stockholm Cathedral.

Stockholm Cathedral

Step into a lush, tropical environment and meet hundreds of exotic butterflies, frogs, parrots and other animals. 1,2 million liters big sea aquarium with sharks and reef fish. Shop and greenhouse café.

The Butterfly House Haga Ocean

Stockholm City Hall, with its spire featuring the golden Three Crowns, is one of the most famous silhouettes in Stockholm. It is one of the country’s leading examples of national romanticism in architecture

Stockholm City Hall, with its spire featuring the golden Three Crowns, is one of the most famous silhouettes in Stockholm. It is one of the country’s leading examples of national romanticism in architecture. The City Hall was designed by architect Ragnar Östberg and is built from eight million bricks. The 106-meter tall tower has three crowns, which is the Swedish national coat of arms, at its apex. Behind the magnificent facades are offices and session halls for politicians and officials, as well as splendid assembly rooms and unique works of art. Stockholm’s municipal council meets in Rådssalen, the Council Chamber.The great Nobel banquet is also held at City Hall. After dinner in Blå Hallen, the Blue Hall, Nobel Prize laureates, royalties, and guests dance in Gyllene Salen, the Golden Hall, with its 18 million gold mosaic tiles.The City Hall shop features specially designed souvenirs and presents that commemorate City Hall and Stockholm. The City Hall is open to the public through guided tours only. Guided tours are held daily in Swedish and English at certain hours and can be canceled with short notice due to events. The tower is open during the summer months (May to September). During this period, you can climb up inside the tower and enjoy a fantastic view of the city.

The City Hall

A person in VR glasses smiling and pointing at the Earth surface

Tekniska Museet

From the very start 100 years ago in 1924, the museum has looked to the future! The premises of 10,000 square meters are filled with exhibitions and experiences about the history and the future and are open from morning to late evening. The experience arena Wisdome Stockholm with its spectacular wooden architecture takes visitors on breathtaking adventures in immersive 3D - further into space, into the fantastic worlds of computer games and the smallest components of the Universe.

The National Museum of Science and Technology

The Royal Palace

Welcome to one of the largest palaces in Europe! The Royal Palace is the official residence of His Majesty the King of Sweden, with over 600 rooms.The Palace is open to the public and offers no less than five museums. The Palace was largely built during the eighteenth century in the Italian Baroque style, on the spot where the “Tre Kronor” castle burned down in 1697. Visit the reception rooms with splendid interiors from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Rikssalen (the Hall of State) with Queen Kristina’s silver throne, and Ordenssalarna (Halls of the Orders of Chivalry). You can also see Gustav III’s Museum of Antiquities, the Tre Kronor Museum, and the Treasury.The Royal Palace also contains the Armory, with royal costumes and armor, as well as coronation carriages and magnificent coaches from the Royal Stable. Make sure not to miss the parade of soldiers and the daily changing of the guard.

The Vasa ship capsized and sank in Stockholm 1628. After 333 years on the sea bed the mighty warship was salvaged and the voyage could continue. Today Vasa is the world's only preserved 17th century ship and the most visited museum in Scandinavia.

The Vasa is the best-preserved seventeenth-century ship in the world and a unique art treasure. More than 98 percent of the ship is original, and it is decorated with hundreds of carved sculptures.The 69 meter-long warship Vasa sank on its maiden voyage in Stockholm harbor in 1628 and was salvaged 333 years later in 1961. For nearly half a century the ship has been slowly, deliberately, and painstakingly restored to a state approaching its original glory. The three masts on the roof of the tailor-made museum show the height of the ship&#x27;s original masts.There are different exhibitions around the ship ranging from topics like life on board and its historical context. The film about the Vasa is shown in different languages. There is also an audio guide in different languages, to be used by visitors on their own mobile devices. The museum has free Wi-Fi. In addition, there is a well-stocked shop and a pleasant restaurant for lunch and fika. Free admission for children up to 18 years.

The Vasa Museum

Two actors, dressed in clothes from the Viking Age at The Viking Museum in Stockholm.

The Viking Museum

Who were the Vikings? Learn about how they lived, what they ate, and what made them infamous seafarers at The Viking Museum. Feel the weight of a Viking sword and helmet, find out about their brutal conquests around the world, the toils of their everyday life, and learn to separate fact from fiction in this interactive exhibition.

Museums in Stockholm. The permanent exhibition at Vrak - Museum of Wrecks. Glass dispalys contaning archeological finds found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.

Vrak

Nowhere else in the world are there as many well-preserved wooden wrecks as in the Baltic Sea. Discover their fascinating stories at Vrak – Museum of Wrecks! Vrak takes you on a deep dive among the wrecks and remains of the Baltic Sea. With the help of digital technology, the museum takes the stories to the surface but leaves the wrecks on the bottom where they are best preserved. The museum is located on the island of Djurgården in Stockholm, with former shipyards, shipwrecks, and the Baltic Sea itself just around the corner.

Vrak – Museum of Wrecks

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