The Viking Museum
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✈️ My a Stockholm Guide *save for your next trip* 🗺 Exploring: 🏰 Gamla stan (old town, it’s a must to walk though after midday when the shops are all open). This where the palace is too 👸 Stureplan - Neighbourhood: Östermalm - With its high-end shopping facilities like NK Stockholm luxury department store and Michelin-starred restaurants. In Östermalm you will find Stockholm’s most majestic residential buildings, a beautiful market hall from 1888 displaying gourmet foods from around the world and great oyster bars (£1.89 per oyster 👌) 😎 Södermalm - where we stayed. Hipster district lots of cool fashionable boutiques, bars and pop up more casual but awesome restaurants 🖼 Culture Old ship / ship yard museum The Viking museum - do the mini tour for all the facts ABBA museum 🙏 Liljevalchs - Mixed contemporary art, well priced Fotografiska (incredible photography museum, great harbour views from the restaurant) Viator archipelago boat tour - recommend this more for summer time as that’s when the summerhouse villages come alive. 🌮 Where to eat: Pats Place - intimate thai taps restaurant. We are here first night service was great, everything on the menu was delicious, great cocktail list v cool vibes. V affordable £58 for starters main and drinks! Ichi - Michelin star 10 course Japanese Nordic tasting with sustainable high end produce Sturehof - high end seafood focused restaurant with good specials for the well heeled Swedish. Get the toast Skagen! Great for people watching 👌 Riche - recommended and similar to Sturehof so go to one or the other Brasserie Astoria - fancy vibes Östermalms saluhall market hall - great to browse and have a light lunch at Tacy Tacy - delicious tacos with great Margs. A low key pop up in the basement of another restaurant. Walk ins only. Check they are open before you go. Racamaca (Söder, tapas, they don’t do reservasstions but the same street is filled with bars where you can wait for a table) [CONTINUED IN THE COMMENTS 👇] #visitstockholm #stockholmguide #stockholmtravelguide #visitsweden #slowtravel #slowtravelling #travelinspiration
officialemilyvalentineofficialemilyvalentine
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The Viking Museum in Stockholm is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in Viking history and culture. Located on the island of Djurgården, the museum offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of the Vikings, featuring exhibits and artifacts that bring their stories to life. One of the highlights of the museum is the full-scale replica of the Viking warship, the "Vikingaliv". Visitors can climb aboard and explore the ship, experiencing firsthand what it would have been like to sail on the high seas during the Viking era. In addition to the Vikingaliv, the museum features a range of exhibits that showcase the everyday lives of the Vikings, including their homes, tools, and crafts. The displays are incredibly detailed and well-curated, providing a rich and immersive experience for visitors. One particularly impressive exhibit is the re-creation of a Viking marketplace, complete with stalls selling goods like furs, pottery, and jewelry. Visitors can even try their hand at traditional Viking games and crafts. In general, the Viking Museum in Stockholm is an excellent destination for anyone interested in history, culture, or just looking for a unique and engaging museum experience. The exhibits are well-presented and informative, and the Vikingaliv ship replica is a real standout. Highly recommended!
Anushree JainAnushree Jain
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Our trip to the Viking museum left us speechless. We learned so much from the exhibitions and tour guide. They have an actual Viking ship in the center of the museum. It is definitely a focal point! Truly fascinating, the artifacts, the detailed illustrations are amazing. For us, it was the tour guide that made all the difference. Prior to the tour he gave the group his professional background. He is a PHd student working on his masters in Viking history and he is well educated on the history of Sweden and the Vikings in general. This made a huge difference in our experience at the museum! His telling of the history of the Vikings was thrilling, I was excited! His performance mirrored that of a blockbuster Hollywood movie… ok ok I might be exaggerating a little but it was definitely entertaining. I learned so much in so little time. The viking museum built a replica of an actual Viking king’s chamber hall. The museum allows visitors to sit in the chamber hall and actually take photos! This was great Unfortunately we didn’t catch his name but the tour guide made it easy to comprehend the history of the Vikings and I left there thrusting for more. The best part has to be learning to write our names in Viking! I recommend taking the short ride they have inside the museum as well
Angela RosaAngela Rosa
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Although this is a relatively small museum, it definitely repays an hour or two for anyone with an interest in the Vikings. While the upper floor, where you begin, has plenty of videos and interactive displays, most information is imparted by reading thoughtful, fairly lengthy ‘old school’ boards accompanying the objects and illustrations. I found this very refreshing, as they were well-written, making a good job of presenting the latest research and explaining the errors in the popular stereotypes, but it might not suit those who like everything to be touchscreens or flashy. Downstairs is a ride through an audiovisual presentation of a saga, which is very well done and engaging (although in the dark and noisy, maybe not suitable for very small children). We also had a very good lunch in the restaurant. Definitely worth a visit for fans interested in the Vikings, although perhaps best combined with a visit to the Viking exhibit at the Swedish Historical Museum to get a full picture.
Phil BradfordPhil Bradford
30
We stopped by the Viking Museum as it was on our Go City pass (highly recommend getting one by the way!) and thought we would have a look whilst we were there. It’s very easy to find on the waterfront just along from the Vasa Museum. The museum is well laid out, with a great selection of set pieces and information. There are a fair few interactive features you can explore as well. They find a good balance between myths and the history of the Vikings, as well as how they lived their daily lives. The museum also features a 10 or so minute ride, which is both interesting and fun, and is well worth experiencing too. All the staff we came into contact with were friendly and helpful too. I would highly recommend if you’re interested in the history of Vikings and you’re looking for something to do for a couple of hours.
Joel PagettJoel Pagett
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Unfortunately, we were not impressed by this museum. First of all, it does not contain a Viking ship, only a small portion of a modern reconstruction of a ship. Secondly, there are not that many authentic Viking era artifacts. Many are reconstructions or modern costumes from movies, etc. The displays are fairly limited, encompassing only one floor of the museum. The “ride” on the lower level is fun but seemed to tell only a short historical story using models and small dioramas, as well as some video. We probably won’t recommend this museum to others visiting the Stockholm area. It seemed too big a price to pay in comparison to other museums, and we didn’t leave feeling like we had learned anything new or seen anything that we haven’t seen in other displays of the same period in other more historical museums.
Mark PittsMark Pitts
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Djurgårdsvägen 48, Djurgårdsstrand 15, 115 21 Stockholm, Sweden
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thevikingmuseum.com
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attractions: Vasa Museum, Skansen, Gröna Lund, ABBA The Museum, Nordiska museet, Nationalmuseum, Junibacken, Swedish History Museum, Skansen Aquarium, Moderna Museet, restaurants: Wärdshuset Ulla Winbladh AB, Glashuset Restaurant & Bar, Villa Godthem, Restaurang Slipen, Skansens Restauranger, Flickorna Helin, Skroten Café & Skeppshandel, Tabbouli Djurgården, Rosendals Wärdshus, Restaurangen Nordiska Museet
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