Stockholm: top attractions & road trip guide
Stockholm is Sweden's capital, built across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea. Its medieval old town, grand waterfront palaces, and world-class museums have made it one of northern Europe's most distinctive capitals.
As the starting point of a Swedish road trip, Stockholm sits at the edge of a vast archipelago of islands and skerries before the road turns inland toward lake country. The drive south toward Malmö crosses rolling farmland, dense forest, and a string of historic lakeside towns.
Top attractions
Gamla Stan
Stockholm's medieval old town, a compact island of cobbled lanes, pastel-colored buildings, and the Royal Palace.
Vasa Museum
A museum built around the Vasa, a 17th-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage and was recovered nearly intact more than 300 years later.
Skansen
The world's oldest open-air museum, with relocated historic buildings from across Sweden and a Nordic wildlife park, set on the island of Djurgården.
Stockholm City Hall
A red-brick landmark on the waterfront of Lake Mälaren, home to the Golden Hall and the venue for the annual Nobel Prize banquet.
Drottningholm Palace
The private residence of the Swedish royal family, a UNESCO World Heritage site with formal gardens on an island in Lake Mälaren west of the city.
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