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Djurgården

Green museum island with parks & attractions

Stockholm's green museum island is the city's most relaxed corner – with the Vasa Museum, Skansen, ABBA Museum and Gröna Lund set among woods, meadows and waterside paths.

The Djurgården ferry 11 passes in front of the Nordiska museet on Djurgården, its distinctive tower visible in the background.

Stockholm's green museum island

Djurgården is a sprawling, green island east of the city centre and probably the most popular day-trip spot for locals. Once a royal hunting ground, it's still a vast park today, with woods, meadows, waterside paths and cafés – and at the same time home to the densest cluster of museums and attractions in the city.

All the highlights on one island

The Vasa Museum, the open-air museum Skansen, the Nordiska Museet, the ABBA Museum, the children's attraction Junibacken and the amusement park Gröna Lund all sit close together here. It's easy to spend a whole day (or two) combining culture with walks along the water.

Chain carousel and roller coaster at the Gröna Lund amusement park, seen from the water

Getting there and getting around

The nicest way to reach Djurgården is on the historic tram 7 or by ferry from Slussen. The island is largely car-free and ideal for walking, cycling or a picnic – a green, family-friendly counterpoint to the bustle of the city centre.

Around Djurgården

The Vasa Museum on Djurgården seen from the water, with the warship Vasa's distinctive red masts rising above the roof.

Vasa

The Vasa Museum on Djurgården houses the only nearly intact 17th-century ship afloat – a warship that sank in 1628 and was raised in 1961.

The historic main entrance to the Skansen open-air museum on Djurgården, with its distinctive lettering above the gate.

Skansen

Founded in 1891, the world's oldest open-air museum on Djurgården – around 150 historic houses from all over Sweden, a Nordic wildlife park and traditional crafts.

View from the water of the chain carousel and roller coaster at Gröna Lund amusement park on Djurgården.

Gröna Lund

Gröna Lund, known to locals as "Grönan", is Sweden's oldest amusement park (since 1883) on Djurgården – 30 rides, seven roller coasters and summer concerts.

The Djurgården ferry 11 passes in front of the Nordiska museet on Djurgården, its distinctive tower visible in the background.

Nordiska Museet

Palace-like museum on Djurgården covering 500 years of Swedish cultural history, with folk costumes, home life and the country's largest Sami collection.

Hologram stage inside ABBA The Museum on Djurgården, where the four ABBA members appear as projections.

ABBA Museum

ABBA The Museum on Djurgården celebrates Sweden's most famous pop band: original costumes and stage recreations alongside a karaoke booth, hologram stage and mixing station.

The Junibacken children's museum on Djurgården seen from the water, with the neo-Gothic Nordiska museet building behind it.

Junibacken

Storybook house on Djurgården built around Astrid Lindgren's characters, with the overhead story train Sagotåget and Pippi Longstocking's walk-in Villa Villekulla.

Kaknästornet, Stockholm's landmark telecommunications tower on Djurgården, photographed from the water.

Kaknästornet

The 155-metre television tower in Gärdet was long Stockholm's best viewpoint. Since 2018, Kaknästornet has been permanently closed to visitors.

The Neoclassical Rosendal Palace on Djurgården, with its characteristic pale facade and columns.

Rosendal Palace

Rosendals slott on Djurgården — Karl XIV Johan's Empire-style summer palace, preserved in the Karl Johan style and open only in summer by guided tour.

Front view of the Sjöhistoriska museet (Maritime Museum) with its distinctive white facade, black dome and flagpoles.

Sjöhistoriska museet

The Sjöhistoriska museet on Djurgårdsbrunnsviken tells Sweden's maritime and naval history, with the original stern of the 1778 royal yacht Amphion as its centrepiece.

Entrance hall of the Tekniska Museet (National Museum of Science and Technology) with yellow banners marking its 100th anniversary.

Tekniska Museet

Sweden's national museum of science and technology on Gärdet, with hands-on exhibits like MegaMind, the full-dome cinema Wisdome and a programme for families and adults alike.

Thielska Galleriet

Art museum in a villa on Djurgården – Nordic art around 1900 by Munch, Carl Larsson and Liljefors, plus a sculpture park, café and Baltic Sea views at Blockhusudden.