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Stockholms Spelmuseum

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Press START and take a trip to one of the city’s newest museums; Stockholms Spelmuseum (Museum of Video Games). Read up on video game history - from Pong through the heyday of the NES and well into today’s VR-revolution - or challenge your friends in any of the games on display. The best way to learn about video game culture is, after all, to experience the games first-hand. The museum also organizes arcade tournaments and different game-related activities.

Comics Heaven

Located in Gamla Stan, Comics Heaven is a treasure trove for comic book lovers. European adventure and sci-fi comics, Marvel and DC superheroes, manga, American indie comics, and Swedish stalwarts like Fantomen and Agent X-9. You’ll find something exciting to read in English or Swedish.

Ugglan Boule & Bar

Ugglan is not your typical bar, but more of an activity center for adults with a plethora of games and activities to choose from. Because sometimes a nice drink or beer is not enough. Sometimes you simply need arcade games, pinball, board games, foosball, dart, shuffleboard, boule or air hockey to go with that drink.

Stockholms Science Fiction Antikvariat

Travel to the faraway planets and exotic worlds of yesteryear at Stockholm Science Fiction Antikvariat. The small bookshop on Södermalm specializes in vintage editions of science fiction, fantasy and horror literature. You’ll find both great bargains as well as out-of-print rarities.

Pet Sounds

One of Quentin Tarantino’s favorite places in Stockholm, Pet Sounds has been serving up essential listening since 1979. The crates are full of both classics and hidden gems, from the latest indie sensations to seminal records from Kraftwerk and Dylan. Regardless of musical preferences, you’re guaranteed to find something to cater to your taste.

Bio Rio

Bio Rio is currently one of Stockholm&#x27;s few remaining single-screen theaters from the 1940s, and the setting is uniquely preserved. Bio Rio is a vital part of Hornstull&#x27;s cultural life, with a wide offering of movies and cultural programs for all ages, including premieres, independent films, live opera, children&#x27;s movies and Sweden&#x27;s first cinema bar. There is also a restaurant, Bistro Rio, that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Bio Capitol

Bio Capitol is Stockholm&#x27;s newest independent cinema. Inspired by institutions like the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, the ambition is to give moviegoers a film experience they won&#x27;t get at multiplexes with a repertoire of classics, international cinema, and off-beat movies. The two screen-cinema also runs a bistro and bar, and moviegoers are welcome to order food and drinks from a small bar menu to bring into the auditorium.

Hey STHLM

Ready player one! The backroom of the pool-hall RoQ is lit by the bright lights and screens of 30+ arcade machines, ready to gobble up your coins. Here, at Hey Stockholm!, you’ll find both well-known arcade classics and hard to find Japanese games. Test your reflexes with Ikaruga, challenge a friend in Pop’n Music, or cruise along the cloudy highland in Outrun 2.

Dragon's Lair

Classic hobby store offering a wide range of collectible card games, such as Magic: The Gathering, Pókemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh!. In the basement, their non-profit association organizes regular events, spanning from game nights for beginners to major tournaments. Dragon&#x27;s Lair has another store on Sveavägen 118, with over 3,000 boardgames in stock.

Filmhuset

The aptly named Filmhuset (quite literally Swedish for &quot;The House of Film&quot;) is home to the Swedish Film Institute. Built in the late ’60s the building’s brutalist architecture mirrors the daily film-related activates going on inside. Windows resembling perforations on a strip of film, elevator doors looking like make-up mirrors. In fact, the building as a whole is shaped like a camera, and seen from above it almost looks like a roll of film.In addition to being the center of the Swedish film industry, you’ll also find Sweden’s largest library with books and magazines on film. Filmhuset is also the main venue for Cinemateket; a movie club showcasing a wide program of auteur masterpieces, cult rarities, world cinema, and beloved classics.

Tekniska Museet

Discover how everything fits together. Check out the interactive exhibition 100 innovations. Learn about Swedish innovators and inventions that have made everyday life easier. MegaMind is a place where you experiment your way to new smart ideas. Ideas are the answers to all questions and the solution to every problem.

The National Museum of Science and Technology

N3rds bar

Aside from game-themed drinks and tasty beer, N3rds Bar has a whole library of video games to keep both diehard gamers and casual nerds occupied. From timeless classics like Street Fighter 2 and Super Mario Bros., to the latest and greatest on current-gen consoles. In other words, you no longer have to choose between a night out on the town and a gaming-evening at home.

N3rds Bar

Snickars Records

A visit to Snickars is mandatory for serious crate diggers. The vinyl record store deals mainly in House, Techno, Disco, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop. They carry new releases and deal in second-hand trading. There’s also an assortment of DJ equipment and Snickars regularly hosts in-store releases and gigs.

Science Fiction Bokhandeln

What do dragons, starships, vampires, and ninjas have in common? You’ll find them all at Science Fiction Bokhandeln. Since its inception, back in 1978, the bookstore has grown quite a bit and today it stocks more than just books. Board –and tabletop role-playing games, comic books, movies, manga, plush toys, collectible card games and more. If you consider yourself a sci-fi, fantasy or horror aficionado, Science Fiction Bokhandeln is definitely worth a visit.

A display of various small, plastic toys and figurines at the museum.

Previously housed at Tidö castle, Stockholm Toy Museum is the largest collection of its kind in Scandinavia. Since 2017 the exhibit has a new home; Bergrummet, the caverns under Skeppsholmen. Get lost in nostalgia and explore the vast collection of boxcars, teddy bears, comic books, action figures, collectibles and dolls in a unique setting that brings kids, parents, and grandparents together!

Stockholm Toy Museum

On Åsögatan 124 you’ll find the largest independent art bookstore in Scandinavia. Konst-ig specializes in most visual art forms, from graffiti to brutalist architecture. You’ll find books, magazines, and journals on such ranging topics as knitting, classic fonts, European street art, cubism, Mapplethorpe, album covers, beer can design and more.

Konst-ig

Vintage shopping in Stockholm. Stacks and shelves are full to the brim with old vinyl records. The Picture is From Mickes on Södermalm.

Mickes has become an institution among crate diggers and record collectors in Stockholm. The shop - catering to your vinyl, cd and comic book needs - is a vintage rummager&#x27;s dream with both great bargains and rare collector&#x27;s items on sale. The shop&#x27;s irregular opening hours - every day of the year and open to at least 10 in the evening during weekdays - has also made it a popular pit stop for evening shoppers.

Mickes

Monkey Beach

While many movie stores in Stockholm have, unfortunately, closed down or taken their business online, the digitally shy Monkey Beach has stayed open without as much as an email address. Though small, the store is filled from floor to ceiling with cinematic oddities, hard-to-find cult classics, Arrow Blu-rays and VHS tapes.

Papercut

Papercut is a store that offers both international and Swedish newspapers, books, films, music and printed matter. The collection is carefully selected with the focus on art, design, and fashion. If you share these interests, you will want to spend several hours here. If you need to buy a present for anyone, you will likely find it here.

Sound Pollution

Brutal sounds and distorted guitars; Sound Pollution is an oasis for fans of the heavier side of Rock. Heavy Metal, Thrash, Punk, Hardcore, Grind, Experimental Rock, Goth, Black Metal and more. If you’re not keen on heavy music; move along.

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