#35 best destination in the world
Gröna Lund, Stockholm
Best time to travel: June-Sept
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Amusement park founded in 1883, that has over 30 attractions and is a popular venue for concerts in the summer
Vasa Museum, Stockholm
Best time to travel: late April-early Oct
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Maritime museum displaying the only almost full intact 17th century ship that has ever been salvaged
- The ship is a 64 gun warship named Vasa that sank on its maiden voyage in 1628
- Opened in 1990
Aurora Sky Station, Abisko National Park
Best time to travel: Jan-March, Nov-Dec
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Ease of travel: Moderate
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $$
- Park established in 1909 during the first nature conservation laws in Sweden
- Protected area due to northern Nordic nature in its original condition and its importance to scientific research
- Being north of the Arctic Circle, summer hikers can see the midnight sun, and in winter, visitors can see the aurora borealis pollution-free
Liseberg, Gothenburg
Best time to travel: late April-early Oct
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Amusement park opened in 1923
- Attractions include the wooden roller coaster Balder
- During Halloween season the park offers various house of horrors, and during Christmas, a Christmas market with traditional Swedish cuisine such as mulled wine and specialties such as döner kebab made from reindeer meat
Icehotel, Jukkasjärvi
Best time to travel: March-April
Ease of travel: Moderate
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Hotel rebuilt each year with snow and ice in the village of Jukkasjärvi
- It is the world’s first ice hotel
- After its first opening in 1990, the hotel has been rebuilt each year from December to April
- The hotel, including the chairs and beds, is constructed from snow and ice blocks taken from the nearby Torne River
- Besides bedrooms, there is a bar, with glasses made of ice and an ice chapel that is popular with marrying couples
- The structure remains below freezing, around 23 °F
Stockholm Palace
Best time to travel: June-Sept
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch
- The palace is used for representative purposes by the King whilst performing his duties as the head of state
- This royal residence has been in the same location since the middle of the 13th century
- The palace was not ready to use until 1754, when King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika moved in, but some interior work proceeded until the 1770s
- The interior of the palace consists of 1,430 rooms of which 660 have windows
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Best time to travel: June-Sept
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Museum that houses Swedish and international modern and contemporary art, including pieces by Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, and a model of the Tatlin’s Tower
- The collection includes paintings, graphical prints, art videos, and photos