Travel · Stockholm

The best things to do in Stockholm

Ranked by the Sweden Herald newsroom and our readers, with the practical details you need.

Junibacken, StockholmNumber 1Report
Attraction

Junibacken

The Story Train offers a way to encounter Astrid Lindgren’s stories alongside play exhibitions and daily theatre.

Galärvarvsvägen 8

Segla i Stockholms Skärgård, StockholmNumber 2Report
Activity

Segla i Stockholms Skärgård

The trips let you explore the archipelago by sail, with a skipper and time to swim or fish.

Tideliusgatan 62kr kr kr kr

More things to do in Stockholm

Places we know about and have not yet written up. No ranking, and no page of their own yet.

  • Drottningholm PalaceDrottningholm Palace, DrottningholmWebsite
  • Skansen Open-Air MuseumDjurgårdsslätten 49-51, StockholmWebsite
  • Ulriksdal PalaceUlriksdal, SolnaWebsite
  • Stockholm CathedralkrTrångsund 1, StockholmWebsite
  • Stockholms slottSlottsbacken 1, StockholmWebsite
  • The Riddarholmen ChurchRiddarholm Church, StockholmWebsite
  • Bergius Botanic GardenkrGustafsborgsvägen 4, StockholmWebsite
  • Gustav III's PavilionHagaparken, SolnaWebsite
  • The House of NobilityRiddarhustorget 10, StockholmWebsite
  • Hedvig Eleonora Church
  • German ChurchWebsite
  • Gröna LundLilla Allmänna Gränd 9, StockholmWebsite
  • Adolf Fredrik ChurchHolländargatan 14Website
  • Engelbrecht ChurchWebsite
  • Arvfurstens palats
  • Gustaf Vasa ChurchWebsite
  • Saint James's ChurchWebsite
  • Streetcar Djurgården LineNorrmalmstorg, StockholmWebsite
  • Maria Magdalena ChurchkrWebsite
  • Högalid ChurchWebsite
  • Stockholm Court HouseWebsite
  • Oscars ChurchWebsite
  • Kungliga OperanGustav Adolfs torg, StockholmWebsite
  • The Chinese PavilionDrottningholm, EkeröWebsite
  • The National Library of Sweden (Kungliga Biblioteket)Humlegårdsgatan 26, StockholmWebsite
  • Artists' House of StockholmSmålandsgatan 7Website
  • Gustaf Adolf ChurchWebsite
  • Hjorthagen ChurchWebsite
  • Karlberg Palace
  • Katarina Church Stockholm

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.

Updated 2 November 2026

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