Arts & Culture
Welcome to Millesgården - an oasis just 15 minutes from downtown Stockholm.
The artist home was built in 1908 by sculptor Carl Milles and his wife painter Olga Milles. In 1936 Millesgården was given by Carl and Olga to the Swedish community and is since then run as a foundation. Millesgården is today a well renowned museum with an artist home, an antique collection, a wast sculpture garden, an art gallery with a museum shop and a restaurant. Visitors come from all around the world, to enjoy both the peaceful sculpture park, as well as the inspiring exhibitions.
103 locals recommend
Millesgården
32 Herserudsvägen Welcome to Millesgården - an oasis just 15 minutes from downtown Stockholm.
The artist home was built in 1908 by sculptor Carl Milles and his wife painter Olga Milles. In 1936 Millesgården was given by Carl and Olga to the Swedish community and is since then run as a foundation. Millesgården is today a well renowned museum with an artist home, an antique collection, a wast sculpture garden, an art gallery with a museum shop and a restaurant. Visitors come from all around the world, to enjoy both the peaceful sculpture park, as well as the inspiring exhibitions.
You will find Lidingö church where Kyrkviken begins, right in the heart of Lidingö. The beautiful 1600-century church welcomes us on a small hill, embedded in the cemetery. Here you have many generations of Lidingö celebrated feasts such as baptisms and weddings, or saying goodbye to relatives at funerals.
Lidingö Church, the Swedish Church parish Lidingo
4 KyrkallénYou will find Lidingö church where Kyrkviken begins, right in the heart of Lidingö. The beautiful 1600-century church welcomes us on a small hill, embedded in the cemetery. Here you have many generations of Lidingö celebrated feasts such as baptisms and weddings, or saying goodbye to relatives at funerals.
Discover the Royal cultural heritage – visit the Royal Palaces and sights
Take a day-trip through Swedish history and visit ten royal palaces with art, architecture and interior design spanning four centuries.
Wander through the parks and gardens and allow our knowledgeable guides make your visit into an extra special experience.
Don't miss the royal chapels, museums and exhibitions. Take a guided tour of the royal stables or stroll around the Djurgården hunting park.
The ten Royal Palaces are all located around Stockholm and Lake Mälaren and can be reached by subway, bus, car, train or boat.
The palaces are a large part of our common Royal culture heritage in Sweden and provides us wi
262 locals recommend
The Royal Palace
Discover the Royal cultural heritage – visit the Royal Palaces and sights
Take a day-trip through Swedish history and visit ten royal palaces with art, architecture and interior design spanning four centuries.
Wander through the parks and gardens and allow our knowledgeable guides make your visit into an extra special experience.
Don't miss the royal chapels, museums and exhibitions. Take a guided tour of the royal stables or stroll around the Djurgården hunting park.
The ten Royal Palaces are all located around Stockholm and Lake Mälaren and can be reached by subway, bus, car, train or boat.
The palaces are a large part of our common Royal culture heritage in Sweden and provides us wi
Do you love the art of photography?
Then Fotografiska is a must, the centre for contemporary photography. Housed in a former industrial Art Nouveau building dating back to 1906, Fotografiska exhibits legends like Annie Leibovitz, David LaChapelle and Nick Brandt. End the tour with fika at the top floor café where you will find Stockholm’s very best view points.
815 locals recommend
Fotografiska
22 StadsgårdshamnenDo you love the art of photography?
Then Fotografiska is a must, the centre for contemporary photography. Housed in a former industrial Art Nouveau building dating back to 1906, Fotografiska exhibits legends like Annie Leibovitz, David LaChapelle and Nick Brandt. End the tour with fika at the top floor café where you will find Stockholm’s very best view points.
Modern Art Museum (Moderna Muséet) is Stockholm’s modern art maverick. Its a permanent collection ranging from paintings and sculptures to photography, video art and installations. Highlights include work by Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí (The Enigma of William Tell ), Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst and Robert Rauschenberg (Monograph , affectionately known as 'the goat in a tire') to name a few.
There are important pieces by Francis Bacon, Marcel Duchamp and Matisse, as well as their Scandinavian contemporaries, and plenty of work by not yet household names.
442 locals recommend
Moderna Museet
4 ExercisplanModern Art Museum (Moderna Muséet) is Stockholm’s modern art maverick. Its a permanent collection ranging from paintings and sculptures to photography, video art and installations. Highlights include work by Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí (The Enigma of William Tell ), Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst and Robert Rauschenberg (Monograph , affectionately known as 'the goat in a tire') to name a few.
There are important pieces by Francis Bacon, Marcel Duchamp and Matisse, as well as their Scandinavian contemporaries, and plenty of work by not yet household names.
This is really a must!
A good-humored glorification of some dodgy calculations, Vasamuseet is the custom-built home of the massive warship Vasa.
The ship, a whopping 69m long and 48.8m tall, was the pride of the Swedish crown when it set off on its maiden voyage on August 10, 1628. Within minutes, the top-heavy vessel tipped and sank to the bottom of Saltsjön, along with most of the officers and crew on board.
Guided tours in English every 30 minutes in summer.
525 locals recommend
Vasa Museum
14 GalärvarvsvägenThis is really a must!
A good-humored glorification of some dodgy calculations, Vasamuseet is the custom-built home of the massive warship Vasa.
The ship, a whopping 69m long and 48.8m tall, was the pride of the Swedish crown when it set off on its maiden voyage on August 10, 1628. Within minutes, the top-heavy vessel tipped and sank to the bottom of Saltsjön, along with most of the officers and crew on board.
Guided tours in English every 30 minutes in summer.
This museum is a must! On the city island of Djurgården.
Nordic Museum's founder Arthur Hazelius opened his first exhibition in 1873. Here you find various displayed exhibits, including folk art, home furnishings, apparel, clothing and fashion.
93 locals recommend
Nordic Museum
6-16 DjurgårdsvägenThis museum is a must! On the city island of Djurgården.
Nordic Museum's founder Arthur Hazelius opened his first exhibition in 1873. Here you find various displayed exhibits, including folk art, home furnishings, apparel, clothing and fashion.
Getting Around
Preem
84 Södra KungsvägenBest place to rent your car.
Parks & Nature
Haga Royal Park. Founded in the late 1700s, this park was summer residence for the king of Sweden, and is today home to the crown princess. Beautiful, long walks by the water can be enjoyed here.
316 locals recommend
Hagaparken
Haga Royal Park. Founded in the late 1700s, this park was summer residence for the king of Sweden, and is today home to the crown princess. Beautiful, long walks by the water can be enjoyed here.
This is one of my all time favorite islands in Stockholm. It is the same island where you can find the open-air zoo "Skansen" and the amusement park "Gröna Lund", but it is an absolutely beautiful island to just stroll round.
It is close to a 10 km walk if you want to walk around the whole island (by the waterfront). You can get there by boat or by tram or simply take the subway to "Östermalmstorg" and walk on the beautiful waterfront, “Strandvägen” (a nice street between beautiful architecture and all the nice boats).
419 locals recommend
Djurgården
This is one of my all time favorite islands in Stockholm. It is the same island where you can find the open-air zoo "Skansen" and the amusement park "Gröna Lund", but it is an absolutely beautiful island to just stroll round.
It is close to a 10 km walk if you want to walk around the whole island (by the waterfront). You can get there by boat or by tram or simply take the subway to "Östermalmstorg" and walk on the beautiful waterfront, “Strandvägen” (a nice street between beautiful architecture and all the nice boats).
Elfviks Herrgård
152 ElfviksvägenBeautiful place with animals and a coffee shop.
Skansen is the world’s oldest open-air museum and is situated on the island of Djurgården within the city limits of Stockholm. The founder’s aims live on in the museum today. He wanted to bring the traditional rural culture to life by exhibiting furnished houses and farmsteads, cultivated plots and gardens and both domestic and wild animals. When Skansen started, its focus was on farming and Sami culture.
458 locals recommend
Skansen
49-51 DjurgårdsslättenSkansen is the world’s oldest open-air museum and is situated on the island of Djurgården within the city limits of Stockholm. The founder’s aims live on in the museum today. He wanted to bring the traditional rural culture to life by exhibiting furnished houses and farmsteads, cultivated plots and gardens and both domestic and wild animals. When Skansen started, its focus was on farming and Sami culture.
Shopping
Clothes, food, restaurants, coffee shops, town hall, patisserie and more.
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Lidingö centrum
Clothes, food, restaurants, coffee shops, town hall, patisserie and more.
NK is the oldest department store in Stockholm with beautiful interiors and great shopping. You can easily spend a whole day here and grab something to eat from the many restaurants on the 4th floor.
371 locals recommend
NK Stockholm
18-20 HamngatanNK is the oldest department store in Stockholm with beautiful interiors and great shopping. You can easily spend a whole day here and grab something to eat from the many restaurants on the 4th floor.
One of Stockholm's finest, if not the finest, interior shops.
It is not too late to save the coral reefs. Svenskt Tenn’s surplus is, among other things, donated to the Beijer Institute’s research on essential ocean life, which is shown at this exhibition on Strandvägen 5.
Svenskt Tenn’s Tea Room is upstairs in the store on Strandvägen 5.
It serves morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea in a beautiful room with a striking view over Nybroviken in Stockholm.
42 locals recommend
Svenskt Tenn
5 StrandvägenOne of Stockholm's finest, if not the finest, interior shops.
It is not too late to save the coral reefs. Svenskt Tenn’s surplus is, among other things, donated to the Beijer Institute’s research on essential ocean life, which is shown at this exhibition on Strandvägen 5.
Svenskt Tenn’s Tea Room is upstairs in the store on Strandvägen 5.
It serves morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea in a beautiful room with a striking view over Nybroviken in Stockholm.
Essentials
ICA Nära Rudboda
22 RudbodatorgThe local grocery store. Very personal and very attractive.
Lidingö Kemtvätt & Skrädderi AB
36 StockholmsvägenYour local cleaning place.
Food Scene
Marie Laveau is an American Bistro taking its inspiration from the culinary riches of Louisiana. Marie Laveau has been a popular place on Södermalm since 2005 with great food, drinks and also late night parties if you're into Soul, RnB and house music.
165 locals recommend
Marie Laveau
66b HornsgatanMarie Laveau is an American Bistro taking its inspiration from the culinary riches of Louisiana. Marie Laveau has been a popular place on Södermalm since 2005 with great food, drinks and also late night parties if you're into Soul, RnB and house music.
One of the most famous restaurants in Stockholm. It is a bit expensive in absolute terms but given what you get it is really value for money. I you book a table in the "gondola" you can have a romantic dinner with a splendid view of the city. The restaurant serves traditional Swedish food with some French influence.
192 locals recommend
Eriks Gondolen
6 StadsgårdenOne of the most famous restaurants in Stockholm. It is a bit expensive in absolute terms but given what you get it is really value for money. I you book a table in the "gondola" you can have a romantic dinner with a splendid view of the city. The restaurant serves traditional Swedish food with some French influence.
A Stockholm institution since 1929. Have the best traditional Swedish meatballs in town. Famous enough not to be printed in the menu. Or sneak down to the bar in the back for a beer and some music.
148 locals recommend
Tranan
14 KarlbergsvägenA Stockholm institution since 1929. Have the best traditional Swedish meatballs in town. Famous enough not to be printed in the menu. Or sneak down to the bar in the back for a beer and some music.
Traditional Swedish beer hall famous for its excellent classic Swedish cuisine (try the meatballs). Great interior taking you back 100 years.
171 locals recommend
Restaurant Pelikan
40 BlekingegatanTraditional Swedish beer hall famous for its excellent classic Swedish cuisine (try the meatballs). Great interior taking you back 100 years.
One of Stockholm's classic inner city bars. Don't miss the back bar 'Lilla Baren' for great DJ sets from every genre and silent films projected on the walls. The restaurant has amazing food. A bit pricey but great. Also great for people spotting.
193 locals recommend
Riche
4 Birger JarlsgatanOne of Stockholm's classic inner city bars. Don't miss the back bar 'Lilla Baren' for great DJ sets from every genre and silent films projected on the walls. The restaurant has amazing food. A bit pricey but great. Also great for people spotting.
Drinks & Nightlife
My no 1 favorite bar in Stockholm!
Relaxed and laid back atmosphere - but still high quality - with a good mix of people. They also have great seats outside so you can sit in the street. Love this place!
139 locals recommend
Morfar Ginko
13 SwedenborgsgatanMy no 1 favorite bar in Stockholm!
Relaxed and laid back atmosphere - but still high quality - with a good mix of people. They also have great seats outside so you can sit in the street. Love this place!