What to do in Djurgården

Activities, attractions and tours

Djurgarden featuring forest scenes and a park
Djurgarden featuring forest scenes and a park
Skansen featuring heritage architecture
Skansen showing a small town or village
Rosendal Palace which includes heritage architecture, a castle and flowers

Places to Visit in Djurgården

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1. Gröna Lund

Enjoy traditional amusement park attractions at Tivoli Gröna Lund. Ride roller coasters, explore haunted houses or take your sweetheart into the tunnel of love at this 200-year-old theme park. Watch fantastic concerts on the park’s stage and enjoy snacking on delicious fair food.
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Tivoli Grona Lund which includes rides as well as a large group of people

2. ABBA The Museum

With fun and intriguing costumes, songs and memorabilia, ABBA The Museum celebrates one of Sweden’s most famous and iconic exports of all time. The stories of Frida, Björn, Benny and Agnetha are told by their own voices and perspectives in this interactive museum. Find out everything about the band, from their humble beginnings to the gradual break-up.
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ABBA The Museum showing interior views

3. Skansen

Visit the Skansen museum to understand the customary ways of life embraced in rural Sweden for more than 500 years, to come face to face with local wildlife or to celebrate traditional Swedish celebrations like Christmas and Midsummer. Over the course of the 19th century, Artur Hazelius purchased and relocated 150 historical buildings from around Sweden to Djurgården Island in the centre of Stockholm. In 1891, he opened the doors to what would eventually be among the oldest outdoor museums in the world.
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Skansen featuring heritage architecture

4. Vasa Museum

Discover the story of how a 17th-century Swedish warship sunk on its maiden voyage and was then rescued and preserved at this intriguing museum. When the ship departed from Stockholm in 1628 it only floated for mere minutes before capsizing and plunging to the seabed below. In 1990, more than 350 years after it sunk, the remains were retrieved from the harbour and turned into the Vasa Museum.
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Vasa ship Museum, Stockholm

5. Junibacken

With a themed toy train and many colourful fairy-tale characters to meet, including Pippi Longstocking and the Brothers Lionheart, a visit to Junibacken is a great family day out. The museum revolves around characters from Swedish storybooks and is ideal for children.
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Junibacken which includes a park as well as a small group of people

6. Nordic Museum

Visit the Nordic Museum to learn about more than four centuries of traditional Swedish culture. Founded by Artur Hazelius in the late 19th century, the museum has grown from a modest collection of customary artefacts to a definitive institution housing over one million objects and seven million photos.
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Nordic Museum showing interior views and heritage elements

7. Rosendal Palace

A visit to Rosendal Palace presents a window into the lavish lives of Swedish monarchs during the 1800s. Peek inside rooms that stand largely unaltered since the reigns of Karl XIV Johan and Oskar II. Admire exquisite artwork and period furniture. Stroll around the wooded grounds of Royal Djurgården, a one-time royal recreation area and hunting park.
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Rosendal Palace which includes heritage architecture, a castle and flowers

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What to do in Djurgården

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ABBA The Museum

ABBA The Museum

4.5/5(32 reviews)

Admire costumes and step inside replicas of recording studios to sing alongside holograms of the Dancing Queen icons. If the phone rings, pick it up.

ABBA The Museum
Skansen featuring heritage architecture

Skansen

4.5/5(30 reviews)

With a zoo and an aquarium that are home to nearly 300 species of animals, this museum is a great place to witness Sweden’s rural customs and is one of the oldest outdoor museums in the world.

Skansen
Vasa Museum which includes interior views

Vasa Museum

5/5(40 reviews)

This fascinating museum is dedicated to a destroyed Swedish warship and features interesting naval artefacts and stories from Stockholm’s historic harbour.

Vasa Museum
Junibacken featuring a park

Junibacken

Enjoy a family day out as you get to know traditional fairy-tale characters, get about on a miniature train or watch performances at this child-friendly museum.

Junibacken
Nordic Museum which includes heritage architecture and outdoor eating as well as a small group of people

Nordic Museum

Trace Sweden’s cultural history back to the 16th century while you admire iconic furniture, eye-opening photographs and artefacts from the indigenous Sami people at this museum.

Nordic Museum
Rosendal Palace which includes heritage architecture, a castle and flowers

Rosendal Palace

Once a summer retreat for Swedish royalty, today this elegant 19th-century palace is a splendid showcase of European Empire art and architecture.

Rosendal Palace

Royal Djurgården Circus

You can get tickets for a performance at Royal Djurgården Circus during your stay in Stockholm. Discover the top-notch restaurants and fascinating museums in this romantic area.

Royal Djurgården Circus

Skansen Aquarium

Make time in your itinerary to visit the sea life you'll find at Skansen Aquarium during your visit to Stockholm. Discover the area's shops or seek out its local tours.

Skansen Aquarium

Seglora Kyrka

You can learn about the history of Stockholm with a trip to Seglora Kyrka. Experience the area's fascinating museums and acclaimed art galleries.

Seglora Kyrka

 

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