Skansen

When tourists inquire me what they should see/do if they are exclusively inwards Stockholm for i day, I normally state that they shouldn't immature adult woman The Vasa Museum and, specially if it is skillful weather, Skansen.
Skansen is a combination park, outdoor cultural museum together with zoo. It is located on a colina on the isle of Djurgården (where many other attractions are located). Founded inwards 1891, Skansen is the world's oldest open-air museum together with i of the most pop attractions inwards Stockholm. The founder, Artur Hazelius, had roughly 150 buildings (from churches to manors to farmhouses) from unlike parts of Sweden shipped to the museum slice past times piece... together with thence you lot larn a existent experience for traditional Sweden. The buildings are all opened upwards to the populace together with in that place are normally people in traditional wearing clothing in that place to explicate a petty well-nigh the edifice together with the traditions.
Skansen is likewise the perfect house to meet how Swedish traditions together with holidays are celebrated (Easter, Christmas, Midsummer, etc;). They convey corking Christmas together with Easter markets every year. I was merely in that place on June sixth which is the Swedish national holiday... park-goers were in that place waving their flags together with having picnics. The Rex together with queen were likewise in that place inwards the evening, front-row at a traditional concert.
The zoo is spread throughout the commons alongside everything from exotic farm animals to Scandinavian wildlife similar wolves, seals, bears, moose together with reindeer. It actually is fun for the whole family!
Skansen is opened upwards daily, year-round together with entrance costs 120 SEK (50 SEK for children together with 100 SEK for seniors). Free entrance alongside the Stockholm Card.
To larn there: Bus 47 or a street car/tram from Normalmstorg or else the Djurgård ferry from Slussen or Nybroviken.