The back story
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Area guide
Djurgården: the back story
The royal park island of museums: the Vasa, Skansen, ABBA The Museum, Nordiska museet, Waldemarsudde, Rosendal and AIRA’s two stars.
Area guide · Stockholm
Djurgården: Our Favourites
The Vasa, Skansen, ABBA The Museum, Nordiska museet, Waldemarsudde, Rosendal and AIRA.
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What to see and do
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The ship of 1628
The Vasa Museum
The 17th-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and lay on the seabed for centuries, shown in a museum built around her.
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Since 1891
Skansen
The world’s oldest open-air museum, founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius: old houses, Nordic animals, the Christmas market and Lucia.
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Walk in. Dance out.
ABBA The Museum
The museum of ABBA on Djurgården, with its own cinema inside the exhibition.
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Since 1883
Gröna Lund
The amusement park on the Djurgården waterfront, with “a history dating back to 1883”.
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Astrid Lindgren
Junibacken
Astrid Lindgren’s story world on Djurgården, with the Story Train, for children aged 0–8 and their grown-ups.
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The painter-prince
Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde
The home, gardens and collection of the painter Prince Eugen, on the shore of Djurgården.
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1907
Thielska Galleriet
The banker Ernest Thiel’s art collection in the house Ferdinand Boberg built for him on Blockhusudden, completed in 1907.
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The Spring Salon
Liljevalchs
The art hall on Djurgården, home of the open Spring Salon (Vårsalongen).
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Founded 1873
Nordiska museet
The museum of life in the Nordic countries, founded in 1873, in its great hall on Djurgården.
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The Royal National City Park
Royal Djurgården
The green island of museums, meadows and oaks, part of the Royal National City Park.
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An open garden
Rosendals Trädgård
An open garden by Rosendal Palace, with glasshouses, an orchard, a café and a shop.
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The museum island
Djurgården: the Vasa to Thielska
From the Vasa Museum past Skansen and Rosendal to Waldemarsudde and Thielska Galleriet.
Where to eat
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Two MICHELIN Stars
AIRA
Modern cooking on the water at Djurgården. Two MICHELIN Stars (2026).
Biskopsvägen 9, 115 21 StockholmExplore View on map
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MICHELIN Guide selection
Ulla Winbladh
Classic Swedish cooking on Djurgården. MICHELIN Guide selection (2026).
Rosendalsvägen 8, 115 21 StockholmExplore View on map
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In the garden
Rosendals Trädgård: the café
The café of the garden at Rosendal on Djurgården, among the glasshouses and the orchard.
Where to stay
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Beside ABBA The Museum
Backstage Hotel
A hotel on Djurgården, beside ABBA The Museum and Gröna Lund.
Djurgårdsvägen 68, 115 21 StockholmExplore View on map
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