The Skansen Aquarium is worth a wander, its residents including piranhas, lemurs and pygmy marmosets (the smallest monkeys in the world). Intrepid visitors are allowed into the cages of some of the animals.


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1. Skansen

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Often called 'Sweden in miniature', Skansen is an unmissable Stockholm highlight. Expect to spend a full day wandering this hilltop open-air museum, with…

2. Tobaks & Tändsticksmuseum

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Inside the vast open-air park of Skansen, the Tobaks & Tändsticksmuseum traces the history and culture of smoking and the manufacture of those iconic…

3. Glassblowers' Workshop

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The Glassblowers' hut, built in 1936, is one of the top attractions within Skansen. It's also possible to book your own glassblowing session – reserve…

4. ABBA: The Museum

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A sensory-overload experience that might appeal only to devoted ABBA fans, this long-awaited and wildly hyped cathedral to the demigods of Swedish pop is…

5. Gröna Lund Tivoli

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Crowded Gröna Lund Tivoli has some 30 rides, ranging from the tame (a German circus carousel) to the terrifying (the Free Fall, where you drop from a…

6. Biologiska Museet

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As notable for its creaky wooden building as for its collection of critters, the 1893 Biologiska Museet charms visitors with two circular floors of…

7. Liljevalchs Konsthall

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Opened in 1916, Liljevalchs is an all-purpose gallery space that puts on at least four major exhibitions a year of contemporary Swedish and international…

8. Skansen Zoo

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Inside Skansen is this excellent zoo, with native Nordic animals, farm animals and a kid-friendly petting zoo.