Audio walk · Stockholm
Djurgården museums
Put your phone in your pocket and walk. Your phone reads each stop aloud, then waits while you walk to the next one; tap “I've arrived” to carry on. Everything it says is written out below, so the walk works without sound too.
- 3 stops
- about 3 min of listening
- about 27 min between stops
- Cluster guide
3 stops · about 3 min listening · about 27 min between stops
Before you start
Voice and speed
The script is in English. On-device voices keep working with no signal once this page is open or saved.
Transcript
Everything the tour says, in order. Read it instead of listening if you prefer.
Before you start
Welcome to the Djurgården museums audio walk in Stockholm. 3 stops: Vasa Museum, ABBA The Museum and Skansen open-air museum. The museum island: Vasa, ABBA, the Nordic Museum and Skansen; give it a whole day and book the big ones ahead.
The Vasa Museum east along Djurgårdsvägen to Skansen, with the ABBA Museum on the south shore. Underfoot: paved and gravel paths; slope: flat; shade: medium.
Stockholm is a capital built on water: fourteen islands, a lake that meets the sea, and an archipelago of about 30,000 islands beyond.
Before you start: Skansen and the museums close earlier in winter: check the posted hours. Keep your eyes on the street, and pause the audio before you cross a road.
1. Vasa Museum
Vasamuseet
Stop 1 of 3: Vasa Museum. Locally, Vasamuseet. Arrival point: Galärvarvsvägen, Djurgården.
Go at opening: 90 minutes with a 17th-century warship raised from the harbour; check for closed days and queues in summer.
The Djurgården ferry crosses from Slussen and Gamla Stan; the tram runs to the museums; the ship-shaped Vasa Museum sits on the quay that used to be a naval dockyard.
Some galleries are dim and cold: bring a layer. Queues from 10:30 in summer; morning is calmer. Book a ticket online for the opening slot in summer. Start with the ship hall, then the exhibitions on each level. Shoes on.
Walk:Next, stop 2: ABBA The Museum. It's about 12 minutes on foot. Route: Walk to Djurgårdsvägen 68. The tour waits here. Tap I've arrived when you get there.
2. ABBA The Museum
Stop 2 of 3: ABBA The Museum. Arrival point: Djurgårdsvägen 68.
An interactive pop museum: 90 minutes; book a timed ticket ahead for weekends.
Bags in lockers. Crowded on weekend afternoons. Book a timed ticket online. Follow the route through the exhibitions.
Walk:Next, stop 3: Skansen open-air museum. It's about 15 minutes on foot. The tour waits here. Tap I've arrived when you get there.
3. Skansen open-air museum
Skansen
Stop 3 of 3: Skansen open-air museum. Locally, Skansen. Arrival point: Hazeliusporten entrance.
A hilltop open-air museum with old houses, animals and a view; give it 2–3 hours on a dry day, and check winter opening hours.
Djurgården is the green island east of the centre, and holds a large share of the city’s museums: Vasa, ABBA, Skansen, and a run of smaller ones. Skansen, the archipelago and the parks are at their best, but July is also the Swedish holiday month, and some restaurants and small shops close for a week or more. Winter is for Christmas markets in Gamla Stan and Skansen, for Lucia on 13 December with candlelit processions, and for museums.
Do not feed the animals; stay on the paths. Families on weekends; quiet in the morning. Buy your ticket at the entrance; check the price by season. Take the escalator or the funicular up the hill.
End of the walk
That's the end of the Djurgården museums walk. To carry on, Norrmalm & Sergels torg is about 18 minutes away (tram west). To carry on, Gamla Stan & the Royal Palace is about 25 minutes away (ferry or tram).
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