Vaxholm

Just one hour away with the Waxholmsbåt from Stockholm or 30 minutes by car. A smaller coastline city/village with an old history. It has a beautiful fort on a smaller island that you can visit (with a taxiboat) and have a guided tour at. 

If you like to stroll around there are some small pittoresk shops as well. 

Vaxholm is famous for its fika places. Our favorite place is Vaxholms Hembygdsgårds Cafe. There you can eat lunch or have a fika from their big selection. 

“Glass på Hörnet” is in the corner closest to the castle. It is a great ice cream place.

Sigtuna

Sigtuna is the oldest preserved town in Sweden. 

It was grundat the 970-centeries by Erik Segersäll. The first Swedish coin was made here. Here you can admire Sweden’s oldest church made of bricks and you can walk down the thousand year old gågata. 

Uppsala

Is a beautiful town just 1 hour north of Stockholm. It has a lot of culture and some beautiful sights to see as Uppsala Domkyrka and Botaniska trädgården. There is plenty of shopping and good restaurants here as well.  

 Stockholm

Skansen

One of Stockholm biggest attraction is Skansen. It’s an outside museum of Swedens history. Old houses has been moved there to show how it was back in the days. It’s also an animal park where you can see some of Swedens typical animal. 

 Visit the Vasa Museum

Take a trip to one of the most visited museums in Scandinavia and explore the world’s only preserved 17th century ship. The ship Vasa capsized and sank in 1628. Located in downtown Stockholm. https://www.vasamuseet.se/en

Gröna Lund

Is a amusement park situated on Djurgården, Stockholm. It has around 30 attractions with 7 of them are rollercoasters. 

Here are some ideas on what to do in Stockholm. 

https://visitsweden.com/where-to-go/middle-sweden/stockholm/things-to-do-stockholm/