Stockholm County

Stockholms län Unmissables

Stockholm County spans royal history and preserved natural landscapes. This collection features architectural landmarks like the 17th-century Tyresö Palace and the Rococo Svartsjö Palace, alongside the Swedish Museum of Natural History. Natural sites include Tyresta National Park’s primeval forests and the Bergianska botanical gardens. Significant cultural locations range from the National Library of Sweden to the graves of Alfred Nobel and August Strindberg, while the Vira bruk ironworks preserves the region's 17th-century industrial heritage.

Stockholms län Unmissables — Map

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Swedish Museum of Natural History

The Swedish Museum of Natural History, in Stockholm, is one of two major museums of natural history in Sweden, the other one being located…

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Hagaparken

Hagaparken, or simply Haga in Solna Municipality just north of Stockholm, Sweden, is a vast and popular nature area, with large lawns,…

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Ecopark Stockholm

The Royal National City Park is a national urban park, established by the Swedish Parliament in 1995, and located in the municipalities of…

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National Library of Sweden

The National Library of Sweden is Sweden's national library. It collects and preserves all domestic printed and audio-visual materials in…

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Bergianska trädgården

The Bergianska trädgården, the Bergian Garden or Hortus Bergianus, is a botanical garden located in the Frescati area on the outskirts of…

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Tullgarn Palace

Tullgarn Palace is a royal summer palace in the province of Södermanland, south of Stockholm, Sweden.

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Rådhuset metro station

Rådhuset metro station is a rapid transit station in Kungsholmen in central Stockholm, part of the Stockholm metro.

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Butterflyhouse

Located within Hagaparken, this tropical conservatory features thousands of free-flying butterflies in a greenhouse environment. The facility also houses one of Scandinavia’s largest shark aquariums, featuring blacktip reef sharks and sandbar sharks.

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Berwald Concert Hall

The Berwald Hall is a concert hall situated in a park landscape at Dag Hammarskjölds väg 3 in the Östermalm district of Stockholm, Sweden.

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Alfred Nobel's grave

Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer and businessman.

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The Temple of Echo

The Haga Echo Temple was built in 1790 as a summer dining room for Gustav III who loved to dine outdoors.

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August Strindberg

Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.

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Tyresta National Park

Tyresta National Park is a national park with a surrounding nature reserve in Sweden, located in Haninge and Tyresö municipalities in…

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Vira bruk

Vira bruk is a village and an historic iron works in Österåker in Sweden.

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Bogesund Castle

Bogesund Castle is a former manor in municipality of Vaxholm, about 15 kilometres to the east of Stockholm, Sweden.

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Tyresö Palace

Tyresö Palace is a 17th-century palace in Tyresö, Stockholm County, Sweden, about 25 km south-east of central Stockholm.

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Svartsjö Palace

Svartsjö Palace is a Rococo palace situated in Svartsjö on the island of Färingsö in lake Mälaren. It lies just outside of Stockholm.

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Ekebyholm Castle

Ekebyholm is a castle-like mansion and a former manor located by Lake Syningen in Rimbo parish in Norrtälje Municipality in Stockholm…

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Artipelag

Artipelag is an art museum located on the archipelago in Stockholm, Sweden.

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