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Sight Djurgården, Stockholm

Skansen

A sight in Djurgården, Stockholm, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 2.5 hours.

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Skansen in Djurgården, Stockholm
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Why go

Open-air museum of historic Swedish buildings with Nordic animals.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Stockholm, alongside 4 sights, 2 places to eat and 1 activity. 2 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with ABBA The Museum and Vasa Museum.

Type
Sight · Culture
Neighborhood
Djurgården
Price
$$
Time needed
2.5 hr

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Stockholm, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    ABBA The Museum

    Interactive museum where you can sing and dance alongside the band.

    Activity · 0.5 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Vasa Museum

    A nearly intact 1628 warship that sank on her maiden voyage.

    Sight · 0.8 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Fotografiska

    Photography museum in an old customs house with a top-floor café.

    Sight · 1.5 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Östermalms Saluhall

    Food hall from 1888 with seafood counters and Swedish classics.

    Food · 1.9 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Royal Palace

    Baroque palace with state apartments, the Treasury and a daily guard change.

    Sight · 1.9 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Stortorget

    Gamla Stan's oldest square, ringed by colored merchant houses.

    Sight · 2.0 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Skansen is a stop on our Scandinavian Capitals route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Stockholm

Skansen is our only sight pick in Stockholm; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Stockholm guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Stockholm run from -1°C in January to 23°C in July; June is usually the wettest month.

Modelled monthly averages for Stockholm from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Stockholm weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Djurgårdsslätten 49-51, 115 21 Stockholm, Sweden
Coordinates
59.32632, 18.10586
Destination
Stockholm, Sweden
Website
skansen.se

Skansen: quick answers

How much time do you need at Skansen?

Plan on about 2.5 hours at Skansen. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

Where is Skansen?

Skansen is at Djurgårdsslätten 49-51, 115 21 Stockholm, Sweden, in Djurgården. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Skansen?

Skansen appears on Scandinavian Capitals, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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