Best Things To Do in Stockholm, Sweden
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Aquaria Vattenmuseum
(97 Votes)
There are many incredible highlights at the museum (and it IS a museum) but the winner is… the design! The exhibits are to be followed along a clever and engagingly laid out path. Begin inside with humid and warm South American rain forest, looking exotically beautiful with piranha filled rivers and trees home to poison dart frogs; walk through a glass tunnel submerged in a tropical wate...Read more -
Riddarholmskyrkan
(66 Votes)
Located on the islet of the same name, just off Gamla Stan, this elegant and soaring church is the burial location of Swedish royalty. Some parts of the original 13th century structure still remain. It is also the city’s only remaining preserved medieval monastery. The main highlight is the marble sarcophagus of Gustav II Adolf. It does not function as a church any longer, though. Sometim...Read more -
Nationalmuseum
(62 Votes)
Founded in 1792, greatly benefited by King Gustav III and Carl Gustaf Tessin, the museum is essentially an embarrassment of riches when it comes to Nordic, Scandinavian and Swedish art. Porcelain, drawings, sculptures, textiles, glassworks, metalworks, precious metals, paintings, modern art, and a plethora of drawings make up the bulk of the permanent collection. Highlights include works by Rem...Read more -
This opulent boulevard is the nicest walk in the city. There’s not much to do here, but stare, green with envy, at the grand residences of Stockholm’s rich on one side and the beautiful river on the other. The esplanade is a wonderful spot from where to check out a fleet of yacht. As you stroll, there are some cafes you might like to rest at a little bit and people watch. Small but ...Read more -
They call this slender street up high along a cliff top ‘Stockholm’s Balcony.’ 18th century wooden homes lining one side, the broad spread of Stockholm’s lake and islands (Gamla Stan, Skeppsholmen, Djurgardenon) on the other, it’s one of the nicest places in the city to chill out. There is a popular café known as Fjällgatan’s Kaffestuga to the nor...Read more -
Tyska Kyrkan
(2388 Votes)
This is a bit of a hidden gem. You’ll stumble across it as you wander around Gamla Stan, and be glad you did. The spire of the Old German Church is the highest point in Gamla Stan. Of the numerous reminders of prominent German presensence in Stockholm, this church is the most prominent. Built in the 14th century and expanded in the 16th, the church is famous for two magnificent galleries:...Read more -
Tekniska Museet
(52 Votes)
This museum is chartered to make sure that Sweden's Legacy in cultural relations to science and technology is preserved. This ambitious responsibility has made it Sweden's largest Technology Museum. Most people visit this museum for its excellent permanent collection, a good day off and the returning visitors come for the temporary exhibitions which fascinated them the last time. Exploring natu...Read more -
Hotorgshallen
(76 Votes)
For some people, gastronomic tourism is the best kind of tourism. This food court has been around since the 17th century. Turkish hamburgers, sausages from every European country, Meat and steak cooked in every imaginable style, delicious home remedy bread and confectionaries, a broad selection of wine - it’s all here. There is probably no other place to showcase the harmonious melding of...Read more -
Sometime during the late 19th century the intellectuals of Sweden discovered this little seaside community and fell in love with it. Their increased eventually developed the interest of tourists. As a result today the town is Stockholm’s favorite summer party weekend getaway. The first thing to do is walk around the charming old 17th century village which was built by the worksman and fis...Read more -
Fjarilshuset
(40 Votes)
There are three attractions here - the aquarium, the Butterfly house and the cafe. The stars of the aquarium are the Blacktip Reef Shark and the Sandbar Shark that live in a limestone based coral reef environment. Fascinating though this might be the lush and humid tropical butterfly house complete with waterfalls is the delight of this attraction, with several thousand specimens representing o...Read more -
Massive and very impressive when lit up with colors, this white ball of a building has quite a few claims to fame. It’s the biggest hemispherical building in the world. It represents the Sun in the largest model of the solar system in the world, and is Sweden’s favourite ice hockey stadium, also used as a performace and concert venue. A popular curiosity here is the small, aluminum ...Read more -
The locals just call it the Haga. Located about to the north of the main city, developed by King Gustav III, and made famous by troubadour Carl Michael Bellman, this massive park has a LOT to offer. The first thing you should know is that it’s a lakeside picnic and sunbathing area with wide fields and clumpy little woods. But the main points of interest are the curious collection of struc...Read more -
Thielska Galleriet
(32 Votes)
This intimate house was built for banker and collector Ernest Thiel, who, after losing his fortune, donated his collection to the state in 1924. In doing so, he gifted the state one of the world’s finest collection of Nordic art dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some of the prominent artists who find a space here are E Jansson, Carl Larsson, Bruno Liljefors and Anders Zo...Read more -
Iron Boy
(55 Votes)
They also call this 15 centimetres high sculpture of a small boy gazing up with his arms around his knees the ‘little boy who looks at the moon’. His lonely look inspires visitors to shower him with coins, sweets, flowers and candy. In winter they even gift him a scarf, hat and coat - a very cute sight. This is one of Stockholm’s hidden monuments. -
Sparvagsmuseet
(30 Votes)
Stockholm’s first public transport operators were women who would row early ferries between the islands. This museum depicts the history of public transport evolution in the city in fascinating exhibits, like a mockup of a mechanic’s pit. Of course, the main eye candy are all the historical vehicles - 19th century horse tram, the underground train, the discontinued light blue trams,...Read more
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We have limited time in Stockholm...from 7am to 5pm off of our cruise ship. We like nature and are avid bird watchers. Are there good birding area in Sstockholm?
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Local time ?
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Stockholm follows the Central European standard time zone. You may check the local time depending on that.
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n hop off bus? how do I get transportation from cruise dock to Best Western hotel?s there a hop oi
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From Cruise Ship Dock, you will have to walk to Stockholm Frihamnen and catch Bus no. 1 Essingetorget. Get down at Regeringsgatan and then walk to Best Western and Hotel which is hardly 3-minutes away.
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