The oldest part of this attractive two-storey house was built in the late 17th century as the toll office for boats travelling into Stockholm. The ground...

Amateur botanists and picnickers alike will love this idyllic botanical garden on a hilly peninsula by Brunnsviken. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences,...

In a beautiful setting at the northern end of historic Hagaparken, the fantastic Butterfly House - all 850sq m (3,050sq ft) of it - is the closest you'll...

Perched on the edge of Djurgården with fantastic views across the water, Gröna Lund is Sweden's oldest amusement park. Built in 1883 and owned by the same...

The striking 60m-high (200ft) dome of Gustaf Vasa Kyrka rises far above Odenplan and its decidedly less impressive neighbouring buildings. This white church...

A favourite haunt of local kids and a top tourist attraction, Junibacken is a mini indoor theme park devoted to Pippi Longstocking and other characters...

For an utterly spectacular aerial view of Stockholm and its surroundings, visit this 155m-tall (510ft) tower - one of Scandinavia's tallest buildings. On a...

As Södermalm's population grew, it was agreed in the mid 17th century to split Maria Magdalena parish and build a new church. Katarina Kyrka, completed in...

The 38m-tall (125ft) black steel Katarina Lift stands beside the intersection at Slussen. Its observation platform and walkway gives pedestrians access to...

Entrusted with the task of performing the classics, as well as staging new Swedish and foreign drama, the Royal Dramatic Theatre, or Dramaten, is...

Representationsvåningarna Entrance in western courtyard. The Royal Apartments occupy two floors of the palace and are entered by a grand staircase in the...

During his church-destroying spree after the Reformation in 1527, Gustav Vasa tore down the chapel that had stood on this site since the 1300s. His son,...

The entrance fee to the Vasamuseet also lets you on to two ships docked nearby: the lightship Finngrundet (1903), which was anchored in the ice-free part of...

This beautiful waterfront property, comprising a grand three-storey mansion and an art gallery, was owned by Prince Eugen from 1899 until his death in 1947....