Worth a Detour
Vasa Museum
A royal warship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1628, raised almost whole in 1961 and shown in its own hall.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Galärvarvsvägen 14, 115 21 StockholmDirections
- Getting There
- Tram 7 or the ferry to Djurgården.
Why Go
The Vasa capsized a few hundred meters into its first trip and lay in the harbor mud for 333 years, which preserved its carved oak hull. Some 95 percent of the ship is original.
It's Scandinavia's most visited museum.
Nearby in Stockholm
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