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MuseumList

Stockholm

36 places, all on the 2024 Europe Trip. Two are worth planning a day around.

Prices are what I paid. Numbers 1 to 9 are on the map.

Don’t miss

  1. 1Vasa Museum$19 · about 200 kr

    Amazingly preserved ship, stunning

  2. 2Nationalmuseum$16 · about 165 kr

Worth a detour

Worth visiting, good experience.

  1. 3Moderna Museet$15 · about 155 kr

    Not on Stockholm Pass

  2. 4Swedish History Museum$15 · about 155 kr

    Surprising how much didn’t have English translation

  3. 5The Hallwyl Museum$12 · about 125 kr

    Not on Stockholm Pass

  4. 6The TreasuryFree

    Ticket shared with Royal Apartments

  5. 7Riddarholmen ChurchUnknown
  6. 8Skansen$20 · about 210 kr
  7. 9Stockholm CathedralUnknown
  8. 10StortorgetFree
  9. 11The Royal Apartments$18 · about 190 kr

Worth a stop

Interesting but not essential.

  1. 12ABBA The Museum$24 · about 250 kr

    Not on Stockholm Pass, maybe only go if you’re a fan

  2. 13Avicii Experience$23 · about 240 kr

    Loud

  3. 14Etnografiska museet$15 · about 155 kr

    Not on Stockholm Pass

  4. 15K. A. Almgren Silk Mill & Museum$10 · about 105 kr

    Neat. Very self-directed, but cool seeing all the patterns.

  5. 16Medelhavsmuseet$15 · about 155 kr

    Not on Stockholm Pass

  6. 17Museum Three CrownsFree

    Ticket shared with Royal Apartments

  7. 18Paradox Museum$27 · about 275 kr

    Very similar to Museum of Illusions in NYC

  8. 19Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde$17 · about 175 kr

    Not on Stockholm Pass

  9. 20Swedish Army Museum$14 · about 145 kr

    Not on Stockholm Pass

  10. 21ArkDesFree
  11. 22Bonniers Konsthall$13 · about 135 kr
  12. 23Carl Eldhs Ateljémuseum$12 · about 125 kr
  13. 24Fotografiska Museum Stockholm$20 · about 205 kr
  14. 25Maritime Museum$12 · about 125 kr
  15. 26Nobel Prize Museum$14 · about 145 kr
  16. 27Nordic Museum$17 · about 175 kr
  17. 28Spritmuseum$14 · about 145 kr
  18. 29Storkyrkan$10 · about 105 kr
  19. 30Strindbergsmuseet Hem & Museum$10 · about 105 kr
  20. 31The Performing Arts Museum$15 · about 155 kr
  21. 32Viking Museum$19 · about 195 kr

Skip

Not recommended.

  1. 33Tekniska museet$17 · about 175 kr

    Children would enjoy it

  2. 34Vrak – Museum of Wrecks$19 · about 195 kr

    Aggressively meh

  3. 35Dansmuseet$12 · about 125 kr
  4. 36Police Museum$6 · about 65 kr

    This museum is awful on many levels and the curators should be fired

Day trips

Within 60 km of the city.

Drottningholm PalaceDrottningholm, 11 km · $16 · about 165 kr

Swedish Royal Palace, very nice

Gripsholm CastleMariefred, 50 km · $16 · about 165 kr

Look up the Gripsholm Lion...

Sigtuna MuseumSigtuna, 38 km · $5.80 · about 60 kr