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The best things to do in Stockholm: palace

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The best things to do in Stockholm: palace

Drottningholm Palace, StockholmNumber 1Report
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Drottningholm Palace

Go to see a royal palace, Chinese Pavilion and palace theatre within one UNESCO-listed site.

Drottningholm

Ulriksdal Palace, StockholmNumber 2Report
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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

Gustav III's Pavilion, StockholmNumber 3Report
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Gustav III's Pavilion

See the pavilion’s preserved Pompeian-style state room and original furnishings.

Solna

The House of Nobility, StockholmNumber 4Report
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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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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.

  • Stockholms slottSlottsbacken 1, StockholmWebsite
  • Arvfurstens palats
  • Karlberg Palace
  • Bonde Palace
  • Tessin Palace
  • Haga Palace
  • Wrangel Palace
  • Axel Oxenstierna PalaceWebsite
  • Louis De Geers palats
  • Ulvsunda Castle

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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