Tourism > Tourism in Sweden > Tourism in Stockholm Tourists at Oahu island, Hawaii Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. ... Sweden is visited most by tourists from its neighbouring countires Denmark, Norway and Finland. ...

A tourist in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, may consider the following options: A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ...

Sights

• City Hall
• Concert Hall
• Drottningholm
  • Drottningholm Palace
  • Drottningholm Palace Theatre
• Kulturhuset
• Old town
  • Royal Palace
  • Storkyrkan
  • Brända tomten
• Djurgården
  • Skansen
  • Gröna Lund (amusement park)
  • a variety of museums
• Fjällgatan at Södermalm for great views

Stockholm City Hall, seen from the south. ... Drottningholm, or literally Queens Islet, is a village on the island Lovön in lake Mälaren on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden. ... The Drottningholm Palace is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. ... The Drottningholm Palace Theatre, or Drottningholms Slottsteater, is an opera house located at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Panoramic view of Gamla stan from the harbour. ... The Stockholm Palace, or Stockholms slott, is the royal palace and official residence of the Swedish monarch, in Stockholm. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... DjurgÃ¥rden is a large park area in central Stockholm, Sweden. ... Winter view of Skogaholm Manor, moved to Skansen from Närke Hand-coloured postcard of Skansen, ca 1900 Skansen is the first open air museum and zoo in Sweden and is located on the island DjurgÃ¥rden in Stockholm, Sweden[citation needed]. It was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius... Gröna Lund Gröna Lund (lit. ...

Museums

• Hallwyl Museum
• Millesgården
• Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde
• Swedish Museum of Architecture
• Swedish Modern Museum
• Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts
• Thiel Gallery
• Vasa Museum

• Royal Swedish Armoury
• Swedish Army Museum
• Swedish Museum of National Antiquities
• Swedish Museum of Natural History
• Swedish National Maritime Museums
• Swedish National Museum of Cultural History
• Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology

• Stockholms stadsmuseum - Stockholm City Museum
• Stockholms medeltidsmuseum - Museum of Medieval Stockholm

Waldemarsudde, the scenic home of the Swedish Prince Eugen is situated close to central Stockholm at Södra DjurgÃ¥rden. ... Swedish Nationalmuseum, seen across the water from the Royal Castle in Stockholm. ... The Vasa Museum (Vasa Museet), located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden, is a maritime museum that displays the worlds only surviving 17th century ship, HMS Wasa. ... Swedish Museum of National Antiquities (Historiska museet) is a museum located in Stockholm, Sweden that is responsible for Swedish cultural history and art from the Stone Age to the 16th century. ... The Swedish Museum of Natural History (in Swedish Naturhistoriska riksmuseet), in Stockholm, was founded in 1819 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, but goes back to the collections acquired mostly through donations by the Academy since its foundation in 1739. ... Visiting address: Ryssgården, Slussen Mailing address: PO Box 15025, S-104 65 Stockholm, Sweden Phone No:+ 46 8 508 31 600 E-mail: info@stadsmuseum. ... The Museum of Medieval Stockholm, which is centrally located north of the Royal Palace, was constructed around some ancient monuments that were excavated in an extensive archaeological dig in the late 1970s. ...

Theatre and Dance

• Royal Swedish Opera
• Royal Dramatic Theatre
• Swedish Dance Museum
• House of Dance

The Royal Swedish Opera, as seen from the southwest The Royal Swedish Opera, or Kungliga Operan, is the national stage for opera in Sweden. ... Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern or Royal Dramatic Theatre, in Swedish usully Dramaten. ...

Architecture

• Skogskyrkogården
• Stockholms stadsbibliotek - City Library
• Stadshuset - City Hall
• Kaknästornet

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with SkogskyrkogÃ¥rden - The Woodland Cemetery. ... Exterior of main building The rotunda Stockholm Public Library (Swedish: Stockholms stadsbibliotek) is located in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. ... Stockholms City Hall was built between 1911-1923 to the design of architect Ragnar Östberg. ... View of the TV Tower. ...

Lodging

• Grand Hotel
• Royal Viking Hotel
• Scandic
• Hilton
• Radisson SAS
• Youth Hostels

External links

• Stockholm Visitors Board - The official visitors' guide
• Visit Stockholm - Destination Stockholm's official guide
• Photographs & e-Postcards from Stockholm's Gamla stan

See also: Culture of Sweden A forest in the Småland province Red houses in Norbergs old town section. ...