The City Museum of Stockholm and the Medieval Museum have developed these audio walks for visitors to follow with headphones. Visit Stockholm says they are free and available on smartphones or in web browsers. The English-language selection lists six walks, each with a starting point, distance and estimated walking time.

In Gamla stan, “Medieval times in Old town” starts at Riksplan on Helgeandsholmen and covers 1.5 km in about 45 minutes. “The Rats in Old town” starts at the main entrance to Storkyrkan and takes about 30 minutes to cover 0.8 km. “Ancient Traces of Järva” starts at Akalla by, in Akalla, and covers 2.4 km in about 50 minutes.

Other options include “Skogskyrkogården”, a 3.2 km walk starting at the entrance on Sockenvägen, listed at 80 minutes; “The Brunkeberg Tunnel”, starting at Tunnelgatan 2, a 0.3 km walk listed at 15 minutes; and “Mercury in the Courtyard”, which starts at the Mercury sculpture in the City Museum’s courtyard and covers 0.3 km in 15 minutes. Choose a route by location or the time you have available. The listed walks range from 15 to 80 minutes.