Stockholm is built on fourteen islands, and almost nothing about it makes sense until you know which one you are standing on. These guides explain what each institution holds, what a building was put up for, and how the districts differ — the things that stay true between visits. We write from published, checkable sources and we have not been to these places ourselves; where something is singled out as notable, we say who says so.
Museums & Galleries
- What Is the Historiska Museet, and What Is the Gold Room?
- Why Are So Many of Stockholm’s Museums on Djurgården?
- How Do Sweden’s Free-Entry Museum Policies Work?
- What Is the Hallwyl Museum? Stockholm’s Preserved Palace
- What Is Tekniska Museet? Stockholm’s Science Museum
- What Is Junibacken, and Who Is It For? Stockholm Guide
- What Is the Spritmuseum? Stockholm’s Drinks Museum
- What Is Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde? Stockholm Explained
- What Is Thielska Galleriet? Stockholm’s Art Villa Explained
- What Is the Medeltidsmuseet, and What’s Under the City?
- What Is the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm?
- What Is the ABBA Museum, and What’s Inside It?
- What Is Fotografiska? Stockholm’s Photography Museum Explained
- What Is Nationalmuseum Stockholm, and What Does It Hold?
- What Is Moderna Museet, and What Is in the Collection?
- What Is the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm, and Its Collections?
- What Is Skansen? Stockholm’s Open-Air Museum Explained
- What’s in the Vasa Museum, and How Did It End Up There?
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Landmarks & Sights
- What Is Kastellholmen? Stockholm’s Flag-Flying Islet
- What Is the Vasa Bridge? How Stockholm’s Islands Connect
- What Is Drottninggatan? Stockholm’s Main Street Explained
- What Is Skogskyrkogården, and Why Is It a World Heritage Site?
- What Is the Stockholm Public Library, and Why Is It Famous?
- What Is Katarinahissen? Stockholm’s Historic Lift Explained
- What Is Fjällgatan? Stockholm’s Cliffside Street With a View
- What Is Monteliusvägen? Stockholm’s Cliffside Viewpoint
- What Is the Avicii Arena, and What Was It Called Before?
- What Is Kungsträdgården? Stockholm’s Royal Garden Explained
- What Is Sergels Torg, and Why Does It Look Like That?
- What Is Stockholm City Hall, and What Happens There?
- What Is Riddarholmen, and Why Are Kings Buried There?
- What Is Storkyrkan, and What Is Inside It?
- What Is Stockholm’s Royal Palace, and What Can Be Visited?
- What Is Stortorget, and What Happened There?
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