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Drottningholm Palace
Go to see a royal palace, Chinese Pavilion and palace theatre within one UNESCO-listed site.
Drottningholm
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Skansen Open-Air Museum
Skansen brings Swedish buildings, traditions and native animals together in one open-air museum.
Djurgårdsslätten 49-51
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Ulriksdal Palace
Take a guided tour through palace interiors dating from the 1600s to the 1900s, then see Swedish sculpture in the Orangery.
Solna
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Gustav III's Pavilion
See the pavilion’s preserved Pompeian-style state room and original furnishings.
Solna
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The Chinese Pavilion
See Chinese-inspired Swedish Rococo interiors alongside imported Chinese objects in an 18th-century royal summer palace.
Ekerö
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The House of Nobility
Go to see the Session Hall’s 2,332 coats of arms, displayed across its walls.
Riddarhustorget 10
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- Högalid ChurchWebsite
- SpårvägsmuseetGasverkstorget 1, StockholmWebsite
- Hjorthagen ChurchWebsite
- The City HallHantverkargatan 1, StockholmWebsite
- FilmhusetBorgvägen 3, StockholmWebsite
- Hammarby SjöstadHammarby Sjöstad, StockholmWebsite
- Hötorget subway stationHötorget, StockholmWebsite
- Rosendal PalaceRosendalsvägen, StockholmWebsite
- Scandic Victoria TowerArne Beurlings Torg 3, KistaWebsite
- The Stockholm Public LibrarySveavägen 73, StockholmWebsite
- Wisdome StockholmMuseivägen 7, StockholmWebsite
- World Heritage SkogskyrkogårdenSockenvägen 492, EnskedeWebsite
- Bagarmossen subway stationRusthållarvägen, Bagarmossen
- Bagarmossens tunnelbanaRusthållarvägen, BagarmossenWebsite
- Beckmans College of DesignAgavägen 54, LidingöWebsite
- BerwaldhallenDag Hammarskjölds väg 3, StockholmWebsite
- Citybanan – OdenplanOdenplan, StockholmWebsite
- Hallonbergen subway stationHallonbergen, Sundbyberg
- Hötorgets tunnelbanaHötorget, StockholmWebsite
- Kungsträdgården subway stationKungsträdgården, StockholmWebsite
- Mörby Centrum subway stationMörby Centrum, DanderydWebsite
- Per Albin-husenÅlstensgatan, Bromma
- Solna Centrum subway stationSolna centrum, SolnaWebsite
- Solna Strand subway stationSolna strand, SolnaWebsite
- Stadion subway stationStadion, StockholmWebsite
- Stockholm Olympic StadiumLidingövägen, StockholmWebsite
- StrömkajenStrömkajen, Stockholm
- T-Centralen subway stationT-Centralen, StockholmWebsite
- Tekniska Högskolan subway stationTekniska högskolan, StockholmWebsite
- Tensta subway stationTensta Centrum, Spånga
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Updated 2 November 2026
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