Stockholm Essentials

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Nationalmuseum

   ~1 hr here

   This is Nationalmuseum, Sweden’s leading museum for art and design, housed on Blasieholmen in a building created especially for the museum.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Stockholms slott

   ~3 min here

   Stockholm Palace is the grand royal building enclosing this part of Gamla stan, and it still serves as the official residence of Sweden’s monarch.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Riksdagshuset

   ~3 min here

   Riksdagshuset is the working home of Sweden’s parliament, a monumental complex on Helgeandsholmen.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Storkyrkan

   ~15 min here

   Storkyrkan is Stockholm’s oldest church, and the building before you is also the city’s cathedral.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Nobelprismuseet

   ~1 hr here

   Inside the former Stock Exchange Building at Stortorget, you are looking at the Nobel Prize Museum, a museum about Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prize.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Stortorget

   ~3 min here

   Stortorget is Stockholm’s oldest public square, and the place around which the medieval town gradually formed.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Riddarholmskyrkan

   ~15 min here

   Riddarholmskyrkan is a church whose identity is inseparable from royal burial: most Swedish monarchs rest here.

8. 8

   

   Stop 8: Stockholms stadshus

   ~3 min here

   Stockholm City Hall is the seat of Stockholm’s municipal government, and this monumental building also contains ceremonial rooms and hosts the Nobel Prize banquet.

9. 9

   

   Stop 9: Vasamuseet

   ~1 hr here

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

More walks in Stockholm

• HighlightsStockholm Essentials: Gamla stan in an Hour6 stops · ~2 hr · 1.3 kmSee the walk
• Hidden GemsHidden Corners of Gamla stan6 stops · ~1 hr 5 min · 1.6 kmSee the walk
• Art & MuseumsDjurgården: Museums, Ships and Amusements8 stops · ~7 hr · 3.9 kmSee the walk
• Gardens & ViewsSödermalm Clifftops: Parks and Views4 stops · ~45 min · 2.7 kmSee the walk
• Local LifeEastern Södermalm: Churches, Squares and Lookouts6 stops · ~2 hr 45 min · 5.8 kmSee the walk
• Food & DrinkMarket Halls, Fika and Classic Dining6 stops · ~1 hr · 3.2 kmSee the walk
• ArchitectureNorrmalm Grandeur: Palaces, Parks and a Ghost House6 stops · ~2 hr 5 min · 3.7 kmSee the walk
• Art & MuseumsArt on the Water: Blasieholmen and Skeppsholmen3 stops · ~1 hr 25 min · 1.5 kmSee the walk