Island, Museum, Amusement park, Skanzen, Park
One of Stockholm's largest islands, Djurgården, is often referred to as a "museum island" because it has several important - often world-class - museums. But not only that. Djurgården is also home to Stockholm's largest amusement park, as well as vast parks and forests where many locals head for walks after work or on weekends. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Stockholm" https://www.booking.com/city/se/stockholm.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p…
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Modern Building, Sports hall, Lookout
Globe is a multi-purpose arena and the home stadium of the Swedish national ice hockey team in Globen City. Apart from sports enthusiasts, it should be seen by architecture fans as it is the largest hemispherical structure in the world. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Stockholm" https://www.booking.com/city/se/stockholm.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-stockholm-globe] The hall is continuously renamed depending on who the current sponsor is. It is…
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Museum, Skanzen, Zoo
Visit the island of Djurgården to the oldest open-air museum in the world, which is also one of the largest. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Stockholm" https://www.booking.com/city/se/stockholm.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-stockholm-skansen] The museum, simply called Skansen, already gives a hint of what to expect. Wander the 75-acre site and discover how life was lived in Sweden and the Nordic countries in the days before the Industrial Revolution…
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Amusement park
Gröna Lund, mainly known among the locals as "Grönan", is a popular amusement park on the island of Djurgården. [btn " Top 10 hotels in Stockholm" https://www.booking.com/city/se/stockholm.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-stockholm-grona-lund] Due to its location on the shore of a fairly densely built-up island, the park has limited development opportunities and is relatively small compared to other well-known European theme parks. However, this…
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