Places worth the detour in Stockholm
287 places worth going out of your way for lie within 20 km of Stockholm, Sweden, across 7 kinds of detour; castles, monuments & landmarks are the largest group (114). Best known: Drottningholm Palace. 248 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
The 60 best known, ranked 287
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them. The other 227 are on the map and on the Sweden pages.
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1.Drottningholm Palace
Museums & culture · 17th century · Renowned
Royal palace in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden
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3.Stockholm Palace
Museums & culture · 18th century · Renowned
Official residence of the Swedish monarch
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4.Skansen
Fun & leisure · 19th century · Notable
Open-air museum and zoo, showing Swedish folk culture and way of life in the pre-industrial era
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6.Nobel Prize Museum
Museums & culture · 21st century · Notable
Museum about Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prize
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7.Ytterby
Ruins & the uncanny · 18th century · Notable
Mine on Resarö, Vaxholm municipality, Stockholm archipelago, Sweden
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10.Riddarholm Church
Sacred sites · 13th century · Notable
Burial church of the Swedish kings and was opened approximately in 1300
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11.Moderna Museet
Museums & culture · 20th century · Notable
Modern and contemporary art museum in Stockholm, Sweden
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14.Helgeandsholmen
Nature & landscapes · Notable
Island between Gamla stan and Norrmalm in Stockholm, Sweden
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15.ABBA: The Museum
Museums & culture · 21st century · Notable
Museum on Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden
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18.Norra begravningsplatsen
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Notable
Cemetery of Metropolitan Stockholm; located in Solna, Sweden
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19.Stockholm Concert Hall
Fun & leisure · 20th century · Notable
Concert hall in central Stockholm, Sweden
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21.Tre Kronor Castle
Built landmarks · 13th century · Notable
Stronghold in Stockholm, later rebuilt into a castle and royal residence
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23.Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
Museums & culture · 20th century · Notable
Museum in Stockholm, Sweden
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25.St. Eric's Cathedral, Stockholm
Sacred sites · 19th century · Notable
Roman Catholic cathedral in Stockholm, Sweden
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27.Millesgården
Built landmarks · 20th century · Notable
Art museum and sculpture park on Lidingö (Big Stockholm), originally the residence of the artist and sculptor Carl Milles and his wife until 1931
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29.Rosendal Palace
Built landmarks · 19th century · Notable
Was built as pleasure palace in the 1820s for the King Charles XIV John of Sweden
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36.Swedish House of Nobility
Built landmarks · 17th century · Notable
Palace built in 1641–1674, which is owned and managed by Sweden's knights and nobility.
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37.National Museum of Science and Technology
Museums & culture · 20th century · Notable
Museum of technology with Science center, in Stockholm, Sweden
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38.Katarina Church Stockholm
Sacred sites · 17th century · Notable
Church building on Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden
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40.Hallwyl Museum
Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem
Historic house museum in Stockholm, Sweden
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44.Prince Eugens Waldemarsudde
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Stockholm, Sweden
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45.Drottningholm Palace Theatre
Museums & culture · 18th century · Hidden gem
The opera house is one of the few 18th century theatres in Europe that is still used as a theatre with its original stage machinery.
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52.Bonde Palace
Built landmarks · 17th century · Hidden gem
Palace in central Stockholm, Sweden, designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and Jean De la Vallée as the private residence of Gustaf Bonde (1620–1667), current…
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55.Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Royal Chinese style pavilion and World Heritage Site in Ekerö municipality, Sweden
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56.Bergian botanic garden
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Botanical garden in Stockholm, Sweden
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57.Täby Church
Sacred sites · 13th century · Hidden gem
Church of Sweden church building in Täby kyrkby, Sweden
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58.Hedvig Eleonora Church
Sacred sites · 18th century · Hidden gem
Church building in Stockholm, Sweden
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59.Västerbron
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Road bridge between Södermalm and Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden
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60.Wrangel Palace
Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem
Has a long history. The southern tower used to be part of Gustav Vasa's defence fortifications from the 1530s
