Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Uppsala, Sweden
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5.2 km
132 m
Explore Uppsala in Sweden with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in UppsalaIndividual Sights in UppsalaSight 1: Bror Hjorths Hus
Bror Hjorths Hus is a museum located in Uppsala, Sweden. The museum is housed in the former studio of sculptor and painter Bror Hjorth (1894–1968).
Sight 2: Museum of Evolution
The Museum of Evolution of Uppsala University is a natural history museum in Sweden, and holds Scandinavia's largest fossil collection of dinosaurs. The number of items in today's collection, which spans zoological, paleontological and mineralogical specimens, is approximately 5 million unique pieces, of which only a fraction are exhibited. Expeditions to China in the 20th century unearthed numerous unique paleontological treasures. The museum's collection contains three teeth of the Peking Man, found by paleontologist Otto Zdansky during an expedition to Zhoukoudian in 1921. Due to its large collection of type specimens the museum is an important establishment in the field of biological systematics, and it maintains an active exchange with other scientific institutions worldwide.
Wikipedia: Museum of Evolution of Uppsala University (EN), Website
Sight 3: Botaniska trädgården
The Botanical Garden of Uppsala University, near Uppsala Castle, is the principal botanical garden belonging to Uppsala University. It was created on land donated to the university in 1787 by Sweden's King Gustav III, who also laid the cornerstone of Linneanum, its orangery.
Sight 4: Uppsala konstmuseum
Uppsala Art Museum is a municipal museum of contemporary and modern art located in the south wing of Uppsala Castle in Uppsala.
Sight 5: Uppsala slott
Uppsala Castle is a 16th-century royal castle in the city of Uppsala, Sweden. Throughout much of its early existence, the castle played a major role in the history of Sweden. Originally constructed in 1549, the castle has been heavily remodeled, expanded, and otherwise modified. Today the structure houses the official residence of the governor of Uppsala County, various businesses, and two museums.
Sight 6: Batteriparken
The battery park is a park in Uppsala that borders Dag Hammarskjöld's road and Döbelnsgatan. There is a playground.
Sight 7: Sten Sture-monumentet
The Sten Sture Monument is a bronze sculpture group by Carl Milles. The monument located at Kronåsen in Uppsala was unveiled on February 13, 1925, but work began as early as 1902.
Sight 8: Stadsträdgården
Stadsträdgården, often referred to as Stadsparken, is a park in Uppsala, Sweden. The park is bounded to the north by Svandammshallarna and Flustret, to the east by the Fyris River, to the south by Studenternas IP and to the west by Uppsala University Hospital. The City Garden is a city park and the city's largest park. In the park there is a playground, the café Gula villan and the open-air theater Parksnäckan. During the winter of 2011 and 2013, the cultural event Ice Festival was held in the City Garden, when a number of statues of ice were erected in the park.
Sight 9: Anna Petrus park
Anna Petrus Park is a park located in Kungsängen, Uppsala. It was completed in 2014 as part of the former industrial area and will be surrounded by residential blocks with elements of trade. The park has three parts, an activity park designed to practice parkour and skateboard and the like in, a lawn with a small hill, and some with play equipment. A fixed grill is also available.
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