Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #12 in Stockholm, Sweden
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13.5 km
343 m
Experience Stockholm in Sweden in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in StockholmIndividual Sights in StockholmSight 1: Essinge kyrka
Essinge church is a parish church in the parish of Västermalm, it stands on the second highest point of Stora Essingen. The church was designed by architect Cyrillus Johansson and was inaugurated on Thanksgiving Day in 1959. The facility has been a church cultural heritage site since April 1990.
Sight 2: Broparken
Broparken is a small park located on the northeast side of Stora Essingen in Stockholm Municipality.
Sight 3: Luxparken
Luxparken is a park on the island of Lilla Essingen in Stockholm. The park was named in 1931 and is located next to Lake Mälaren on the island's eastern cape.
Sight 4: Mariebergsstenen
The Marieberg Stone is a sculpture and memorial stone in Marieberg Park on Kungsholmen in Stockholm. The stone was designed by architect Ragnar Hjorth and Rest in 1953 to commemorate past centuries' activities at Marieberg (inscription).
Sight 5: Mariebergsparken
Mariebergsparken is a park on Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden. The park is located in the Marieberg area just west of Västerbron and Smedsudden. It got its name in 1938. On May 30, 2022, the Stockholm City Planning Committee changed the name of part of the park to Free Ukraine's Place after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Sight 6: Fiskfossil
Fish Fossil is a sculpture on Smedsudden on Kungsholmen in Stockholm. The sculpture in stainless steel was created in 1985 by Ebba Hedqvist.
Sight 7: Kollektivhuset
The collective house is called an apartment building in the Fågelbärsträdet block at John Ericssonsgatan 6 on Kungsholmen in Stockholm, built in 1935 according to drawings by Sven Markelius, in collaboration with Alva Myrdal. The main idea of the collective house idea was that there should be trained staff to take care of the children and staff should also be on site at night, when the parents were away. A large central kitchen would save space in the apartment and make cooking easier for the residents. The property Fågelbärsträdet 13 has been a legally protected listed building since 1992.
Sight 8: Kungsholms baptistkyrka
Kungsholm Baptist Church is the church building for Kungsholm's Baptist congregation. The church is located at Bergsgatan 59, south of Kronobergsparken, on Kungsholmen in central Stockholm. The parish belongs to the Uniting Church.
Sight 9: Kronobergsparken
Kronobergsparken is a park on Kungsholmen in central Stockholm. It is located between Polhemsgatan, Bergsgatan, Kruunuvuorenkatu and Parkgatan. The park is one of Stockholm's mountain parks that was established according to Albert Lindhagen's master plan from 1866. There were two alternatives to the design of the park, one with a round shape and one with an oval basic shape.
Sight 10: Justitia
Justitiabrunnen is a fountain sculpture in the City Hall Park outside Stockholm City Hall on Kungsholmen in Stockholm.
Sight 11: Kungsholms kyrka
Kungsholm Church or Ulrika Eleonora Church is a church building at Bergsgatan on the island of Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden. Belonging to the Västermalm Parish of the Church of Sweden, the church was inaugurated on 2 December 1688.
Sight 12: Kungsklippan
Kungsklippan is a street and residential area on Kungsholmen in Stockholm.
Sight 13: Kungsbroplan
Kungsbroplan is an open space in Stockholm that connects Kungsgatan with Kungsbron on the Kungsholm side. The site consists of a one-way traffic route between the two lanes of Kungsbron. Here, Kungsholmen's part of Kungsgatan meets Kungsgatan and Fleminggatan.
Sight 14: Brantingmonumentet
The Branting Monument is a monument in Stockholm, Sweden, with a statue of the Swedish Social Democratic leader Hjalmar Branting. The monument is 5 meters tall and 6 meters wide.
Sight 15: Anna Sterkys minne
Anna Sterky's Memory is a sculpture on Norra Bantorget in Stockholm. The double-sided bronze relief in memory of Anna Sterky was erected in 1988 and was made by sculptor Christina Rundqvist Andersson.
Sight 16: Centralbadsparken
Centralbadsparken is one of Stockholm's smallest parks and is located inside the Islandet block on Norrmalm in Stockholm. The block is bounded by Drottninggatan, Adolf Fredriks Kyrkogata, Holländargatan and Olof Palmes gata.
Sight 17: Konserthuset
The Stockholm Concert Hall is the main hall for orchestral music in Stockholm, Sweden.
Sight 18: Kristallvertikalaccent
Crystal vertical accent, officially "Crystal, vertical accent in glass and steel", is Edvin Öhrström's glass pillar at Sergels torg in Stockholm. It is also called "The Cube", "The Stick" or "The Glass Obelisk".
Sight 19: Culture Centre
House of Culture is a cultural center situated to the south of Sergels torg in central Stockholm, Sweden. The House of Culture has been described as a symbol for Stockholm as well as of the growth of modernism in Sweden.
Sight 20: Klara kyrka
The Church of Saint Clare or Klara Church is a church in central Stockholm. Since 1989, the Swedish Evangelical Mission is responsible for its activities.
Sight 21: Dance Museum
Dansmuseet is a museum for the performing and visual arts located in Stockholm, Sweden. Opened in 1953 in the basement of the Royal Swedish Opera, it originally displayed a large collection of dance-related art that belonged to Rolf de Maré, a leader of the Ballets suédois in Paris from 1920 to 1925. In 1969, a library, named after the Swedish dancer, Carina Ari was endowed by Ari and attached to the museum with Bengt Hägar as its curator. The library contains the most comprehensive archive of literature on dance in Northern Europe. The museum is currently located at Drottninggatan 17. The library, receives no state funds, as it is privately endowed. The majority of its collection are materials from Western Europe which date between 1500 and 1850, a journal collection dating at the turn of the 20th century, and a video library of thousands of films. There is also a large collection of books on Russian dance. As of 2017, the director of the museum is Eva-Sofi Ernstell.
Sight 22: Berzelii park
Berzelii Park is a small park in central Stockholm, Sweden. The park is the location of the China Theater (Chinateatern), and the Berns Salonger Restaurant and Theater.
Sight 23: Royal Mews
The Royal Stables is called H.M. The King's Royal Stables, located in the Kusen block at Väpnargatan 1 and Riddargatan 22, next to the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Östermalm in Stockholm. The building was inaugurated in 1894 by King Oscar II. The Royal Stables are a national listed building.
Sight 24: Royal Dramatic Theatre
The Royal Dramatic Theatre is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages.
Wikipedia: Royal Dramatic Theatre (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 25: Birger Jarlspassagen
Birger Jarlspassagen is Stockholm's smallest and oldest shopping mall, stretching diagonally from Smålandsgatan 10 to Birger Jarlsgatan 9. The passage was inaugurated in 1897 by King Oscar II.
Sight 26: Höken och duvan
The Hawk and the Dove is a fountain sculpture by Torsten Fridh. The bronze sculpture was placed on a high granite pillar in front of the Daneliuska house at Stureplan in Stockholm in 1990.
Sight 27: Hedvig Eleonora kyrka
Hedvig Eleonora Church is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Östermalm and belongs to the Church of Sweden and is parish church for Hedvig Eleonora Parish in the Diocese of Stockholm.
Sight 28: Swedish Army Museum
The Swedish Army Museum is a museum of military history located in the district of Östermalm in Stockholm. It reopened in 2002 after a long period of closure, and was awarded the title of the best museum of Stockholm in 2005. Its displays illustrate the military history of Sweden, including its modern policy of neutrality, and of the Swedish Army.
Sight 29: Elimkyrkan
Elimkyrkan was a free church on Storgatan 26 in Östermalm in Stockholm, belonging to the Evangelical Free Church and the Uniting Church.
Sight 30: Maxim
Maximteatern, called "Maxim" in English or The Maxim Theatre, has been a popular private theatre at Karlaplan in central Stockholm, Sweden since the 1960s.
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