Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Stockholm, Sweden

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 2.9 km
Ascend 64 m
Descend 71 m

Experience Stockholm in Sweden in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in StockholmIndividual Sights in Stockholm

Sight 1: Waldemarsuddes oljekvarn

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Waldemarsudde's oil mill is a windmill on Djurgården in Stockholm. The mill stands at Waldemarsudde, south of Prince Eugen Art Museum, and has been the subject of many of the prince's paintings.

Wikipedia: Waldemarsuddes oljekvarn (SV)

167 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Waldemarsudde

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Waldemarsudde is an area of historic buildings at Ryssviken on Djurgården in Stockholm and is located within the Royal National City Park. Here is Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde, which is an art museum. The Waldemarsudde property covers 70,000 square meters and is surrounded on three sides by water. The main building and the art gallery were built in 1905 and 1913 respectively according to drawings by Ferdinand Boberg and Prince Eugen of Sweden. On the headland there is also the world-unique Waldemarsudde oil mill from the 1780s.

Wikipedia: Waldemarsudde (SV), Website

1068 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 3: Baltic Sea Science Center

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The Baltic Sea Science Center in Stockholm is part of the open-air museum Skansen, and showcases the Baltic marine environment and its threats, using aquariums, exhibitions, and educational activities.

Wikipedia: Baltic Sea Science Center (EN)

320 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Oktorpsgården

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Oktorpsgården is a cultural-historical farm at the open-air museum Skansen on Djurgården in Stockholm.

Wikipedia: Oktorpsgården (SV)

117 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Seglora Church

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Seglora Church is a wooden church building located at Skansen in Stockholm. It was erected in 1729 in Seglora in Västergötland, but was moved to Skansen in 1918, after a new parish church in stone made the older church superfluous.

Wikipedia: Seglora kyrka (SV), Website

96 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Skansen

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Skansen

Skansen is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era.

Wikipedia: Skansen (EN), Website

151 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Skansen allotments

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Skansen's allotment garden is an allotment garden located at Skansen in Stockholm. The allotment garden consists of two lots, each with its own period cottage. The colony was established in 1997 on the outskirts of Skansen's city quarter. The location symbolizes the historic location of Sweden's allotment gardens in the area between town and country.

Wikipedia: Skansens koloniträdgård (SV), Website

115 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Ölands windmill

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Skansen's mills consist of three windmills and a mill that can be found at the open-air museum Skansen in Stockholm. These are two pole mills from Torslunda and Glömminge parishes, western Öland, a nest box mill from Främmestad parish in Västergötland and a mill from Viske district in Halland.

Wikipedia: Skansens kvarnar (SV)

646 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 9: Gröna Lund

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Gröna Lund, or colloquially Grönan, is an amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the seaward side of Djurgården Island, it is relatively small compared to other amusement parks, mainly because of its central location, which limits expansion. The 3.8 ha amusement park has over 30 attractions and is a popular venue for concerts in the summer. It was founded in 1883 by James Schultheiss.

Wikipedia: Gröna Lund (EN), Website

97 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Kvasten

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Kvasten

Kvasten, "The Broom" is a steel inverted roller coaster at the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden. The ride is a Suspended Family Coaster built by Vekoma designed specifically for families.

Wikipedia: Kvasten (EN)

145 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Twister

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Gröna Lund, or colloquially Grönan, is an amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the seaward side of Djurgården Island, it is relatively small compared to other amusement parks, mainly because of its central location, which limits expansion. The 3.8 ha amusement park has over 30 attractions and is a popular venue for concerts in the summer. It was founded in 1883 by James Schultheiss.

Wikipedia: Twister (Gröna Lund) (EN)

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