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The Museum Of History

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Historiska Museet (The Museum of History) is a fascinating museum dedicated to Swedish history. Located inwards the Östermalm neighborhood, it's simply a brusk x infinitesimal walk from other tourist attractions on Djurgården (like the Vasa Museum). I visited the museum today to run across their novel exhibition focusing on the by 1,000 years of Swedish history... from the halt of the Viking era to today. It was real good presented every bit you lot walk through rooms dedicated to each century, learning nearly people both famous together with unknown. H5N1 real hands-on exhibition! Besides this novel exhibtion, the Museum of History has several neat permanent exhibitons. Two of my favorites are the Gold Room together with the Viking exhibition. The Gold Room contains treasures establish throughout Sweden dating from the Iron Age to the Viking Age. Over 100 lbs of aureate together with 400 lbs of silver. Treasures such every bit reliquaries, torques together with collars tin endu...

Tip #6 - Sightseeing Tours

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There are a myriad of sightseeing tours of Stockholm available... past times boat, past times bus or on foot. The bulk of the tours are provided past times the society Strömma . If I was to recommend one tour to induce got too hence I would tell that you lot shouldn't immature lady "Under the Bridges". It is an 1 hr too l minutes long boat tour that takes you lot around around of Stockholm, both the novel too former neighborhoods. It actually gives you lot a skilful overview of the urban meat too Stockholm should actually live seen from the H2O to live appreciated! The terms is 190 SEK (half off for children 6-11yrs) too is guided (8 languages to select from) through earphones. Coffee too snacks are available on board. During the summertime the tour leaves at the peak of the hr (11am to 6pm) from in front end of the Grand Hotel. If you lot are looking for the around extensive sightseeing tour available, too hence "The Grand Tour" is your best bet. H5N1 bus ...

Skansen

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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, Skans en 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 th...

Tip #8 - Populace Transportation

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Stockholm has an fantabulous world transportation system. One company, called SL (Storstockholms Lokaltrafik), runs all buses, subways, trams together with commuter trains. Some boats tin last travelled on using for certain SL tickets... to a greater extent than nearly that later. This agency that travelling through Stockholm is quite easy. The subway is real tardily to understand, peculiarly compared to the systems inwards larger cities similar Paris, London & New York. There are three lines (blue, cerise together with green) that cross the metropolis similar a starfish, all coming together nether the Central Train Station. Buses locomote all over the metropolis together with tin get got yous quite far out into the countryside... at that topographic point are 4 cross-town buses (1, 2, 3 & 4) which are tardily to spot equally they are bluish instead of red. There is too a commuter train network (called "pendeltåg") if yous are planning to locomote to the outskirts...

The National Museum

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The National Museum is the premier fine art too pattern museum inwards Stockholm. I took a swing yesteryear today to depository fiscal establishment jibe the summertime exhibitions. It is located on Blasieholm correct across the H2O from the imperial palace. Swedish artists, similar Carl Larsson too Anders Zorn , stimulate got the forefront, though at that spot are dandy industrial plant yesteryear international artists similar Rembrandt, Gaugin too Renoir. There is a dandy permanent exhibition on Swedish design inwards the 20th century. Swedish pattern is basis famous too it is interesting to run into how it evolved. See early on IKEA, drinking glass too crystal from Orrefors too fifty-fifty interior pattern from SAS. Another exhibition follows earlier Swedish design from 1500 to 1740. There are ii dandy exhibitions this summer. One is a await at Scandinavian Interiors seen through the eyes of artists called At Home . Last twenty-four hours for this exhibition is August 15th. The...

Millesgården

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Millesgården is a museum in addition to sculpture common created yesteryear creative mortal Carl Milles (probably Sweden's most famous sculptor) in addition to includes the artist's home. I took a trip in that place yesterday... perfect identify to pass a afternoon inwards this gorgeous weather. It is located on the isle of Lindingö inwards the northeast corn er of Stockholm. The sculpture garden is really reminiscent of Italy amongst terraces, fountains in addition to statues in addition to fantastic views over Stockholm harbour. Milles' domicile is inside the garden in addition to fascinating to visit... mosaic floors, his studio in addition to fifty-fifty his fine art collection. Nice outdoor cafeteria/restaurant to circular off your see at. Millesgården is opened upwards daily from 11am to 5pm during the summer. Entrance to the common in addition to museum is xc SEK for adults, 65 SEK for seniors in addition to educatee patch children nether twenty yrs brand it for ...