Djurgården: Museums, Ships and Amusements

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Abbamuseet

   ~1 hr here

   Abbamuseet is an interactive museum devoted to ABBA, and the building you see houses that exhibition on Djurgården.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Gröna Lund

   ~3 min here

   Gröna Lund is the amusement park filling this compact stretch of Djurgården.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Spritmuseum

   ~1 hr here

   Spritmuseum is a museum devoted to Sweden’s history of wine, spirits, and alcohol production.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Vasamuseet

   ~1 hr here

   Vasamuseet is a maritime museum built around the warship Vasa, which you can see preserved inside the main hall.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Nordiska museet

   ~1 hr here

   Nordiska museet is a grand cultural-history museum, and this building is its most dramatic exhibit.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Biologiska museet

   ~1 hr here

   Biologiska museet is a museum building whose displays bring Scandinavian wildlife into painted scenes.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Skansen

   ~3 min here

   Skansen is Sweden’s oldest open-air museum and zoo, gathered across Djurgården as a portrait of life before industrialisation.

8. 8

   

   Stop 8: Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde

   ~1 hr here

   Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde is an art museum formed from the former home of Prince Eugen, the Swedish prince, painter, and art collector.

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