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Historic sights in Gothenburgpage 2

124 places in Gothenburg where the past is the point. Updated November 2026.

Historic sights in Gothenburg, page 2

Museum of Gothenburg, GothenburgNumber 21
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Museum of Gothenburg

See Äskekärrsskeppet, the only Viking ship exhibited in Sweden, alongside exhibits tracing Gothenburg’s history.

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The Maritime Museum and Aquarium, GothenburgNumber 23
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The Maritime Museum and Aquarium

Go to see maritime exhibitions alongside aquariums with fish, seaweed forests and a living coral reef.

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The Medical History Museum, GothenburgNumber 24
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The Medical History Museum

Go to see how personal stories and objects connect Gothenburg’s healthcare history with wider changes in medicine and society.

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Number 25
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Göteborgs konsthall

Follow the Fältstudier audio works to hear recorded stories at suggested locations in Gamlestaden.

Råda Manor, GothenburgNumber 26
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Råda Manor

Combine a visit to a historic garden with fika and a walk through beech forest to a nineteenth-century folly.

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Göteborgs Spårvägsmuseum, GothenburgNumber 27
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Göteborgs Spårvägsmuseum

See Gothenburg’s tram history through depot vehicles, period exhibits and a tram simulator with a 1950s driver’s console.

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Mölndals stadsmuseum, GothenburgNumber 28
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Mölndals stadsmuseum

The museum brings everyday objects and furniture from Lindome together in a former factory, with free admission.

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Radiomuseet, GothenburgNumber 29
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Radiomuseet

To follow radio technology from early crystal receivers and spark transmitters to modern digital radio and mobile phones.

Göteborg

Number 30
Attraction

All Saints Church

Visit to see the church that was a filming location for Andra akten.

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HSwMS Småland, GothenburgNumber 31
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HSwMS Småland

See the largest preserved naval vessel in Scandinavia, according to Maritiman.

Number 32
Nature

Bältespännarparken

See Molin’s Bältespännarna sculpture in the park that takes its name from it.

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Number 33
Nature

The Palmhouse

Go to see exotic plants in tropical warmth inside a glass-and-cast-iron building modelled on London’s Crystal Palace.

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Botaniska Trädgården, GothenburgNumber 34
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Botaniska Trädgården

See a wide range of plants in one garden, including collections from 130 countries and an arboretum in the adjoining nature reserve.

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Fartygsmuseum, GothenburgNumber 35
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Fartygsmuseum

Explore a submarine, a destroyer and a lighthouse vessel together at a museum on the quay.

Göteborgs Stadsmuseum, GothenburgNumber 36
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Göteborgs Stadsmuseum

See a Viking ship alongside exhibits tracing 12,000 years of Göteborg’s history.

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Gunnebo slott, GothenburgNumber 37
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Gunnebo slott

Take a guided tour of an 18th-century castle, then explore its gardens and cultural reserve.

Härliga Haga, GothenburgNumber 38
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Härliga Haga

Haga brings a historic streetscape, independent shops and cafés together in a district you can explore on foot.

Kajpromenaden, GothenburgNumber 39
Activity

Kajpromenaden

Walk past more than twenty artworks while seeing Gothenburg’s former shipyard landscape and waterfront landmarks.

Masthuggskyrkan, GothenburgNumber 40
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Masthuggskyrkan

Go for the elevated view over Gothenburg’s harbour entrance, river and western rooftops.

How this list is made

Ranked by the Herald score: recognition (guides, heritage, visitor numbers, the tourism boards), interest from abroad (English Wikipedia), what Sweden Herald readers rate and read, how recently the facts were checked, and the editors. Nothing a place pays changes its place in the list.

We do not have enough reader ratings for these places yet, so for now the order rests on the outside signs and on how much the world looks for each place. Ratings will count once readers have given them.

Updated 8 November 2026

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