Sweden
A week in Sweden
Seven days across Sweden: Stockholm, Kalmar, Lund, Varberg, Gothenburg, Uppsala and Umeå. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Stockholm
- SkansenMuseum · On the map
- Vasa MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Skansen · On the map
- NationalmuseumMuseum · 0.8 km on from Vasa Museum · On the map
- Stockholm PalaceMuseum · 0.4 km on from Nationalmuseum · On the map
- StorkyrkanCathedral · 0.1 km on from Stockholm Palace · On the map
- Nobel Prize MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Storkyrkan · On the map
6 stops, about 2 km between them in straight lines.
Day 2: Kalmar
- Kalmar CastleCastle · On the map
- Kalmar konstmuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Kalmar Castle · On the map
- Kalmar CathedralCathedral · 0.7 km on from Kalmar konstmuseum · On the map
- SydfartMuseum · 0.4 km on from Kalmar Cathedral · On the map
- Kalmar County MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Sydfart · On the map
- Kalmar Maritime MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Kalmar County Museum · On the map
6 stops, about 1.8 km between them in straight lines.
Day 3: Lund
- Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public ArtMuseum · On the map
- LundagårdPark · 0.5 km on from Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art · On the map
- Lund CathedralCathedral · 0.1 km on from Lundagård · On the map
- Historical Museum at Lund UniversityMuseum · 0.1 km on from Lund Cathedral · On the map
- KulturenMuseum · 0.1 km on from Historical Museum at Lund University · On the map
- Botaniska trädgårdenGarden · 0.4 km on from Kulturen · On the map
6 stops, about 1.1 km between them in straight lines.
Day 4: Varberg
- Varberg FortressMuseum · On the map
- Halland Museum of Cultural HistoryMuseum · 0.2 km on from Varberg Fortress · On the map
- SocietetsparkenPark · 0.3 km on from Halland Museum of Cultural History · On the map
3 stops, about 0.5 km between them in straight lines.
Day 5: Gothenburg
- LisebergPark · On the map
- Museum of World CultureMuseum · 0.1 km on from Liseberg · On the map
- Gothenburg Museum of ArtMuseum · 0.5 km on from Museum of World Culture · On the map
- GötaplatsenSquare · 0.1 km on from Gothenburg Museum of Art · On the map
- Röhsska MuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from Götaplatsen · On the map
- Gothenburg CathedralCathedral · 0.7 km on from Röhsska Museum · On the map
6 stops, about 1.9 km between them in straight lines.
Day 6: Uppsala
- Linnaean GardenGarden · On the map
- Uppsala CathedralCathedral · 0.5 km on from Linnaean Garden · On the map
- GustavianumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Uppsala Cathedral · On the map
- Uppsala Botanical GardenGarden · 0.6 km on from Gustavianum · On the map
- Uppsala CastleCastle · 0.4 km on from Uppsala Botanical Garden · On the map
- Upsala-Lenna JernvägMuseum · 1.2 km on from Uppsala Castle · On the map
6 stops, about 2.8 km between them in straight lines.
Day 7: Umeå
- Västerbottens museumMuseum · On the map
- BildmuseetMuseum · 1.1 km on from Västerbottens museum · On the map
- Döbelns parkGarden · 0.4 km on from Bildmuseet · On the map
- Vänorts ParkPark · 0.2 km on from Döbelns park · On the map
- Guitars – the MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Vänorts Park · On the map
- Umestan business parkPark · 0.9 km on from Guitars – the Museum · On the map
6 stops, about 2.9 km between them in straight lines.
More for Sweden
- Things to do in Sweden · 37 places to see, led by Drottningholm Palace and Birka
Photo credits
- Skansen: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vasa Museum: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nationalmuseum: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stockholm Palace: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0
- Storkyrkan: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nobel Prize Museum: Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0
- Kalmar Castle: Martin Grädler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kalmar konstmuseum: Boberger, CC BY 3.0
- Kalmar Cathedral: Västgöten, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sydfart: Boman, J., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kalmar County Museum: Own work, Public domain
- Kalmar Maritime Museum: Sniper Zeta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art: Ebfsm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lundagård: Soasta, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lund Cathedral: Vitold Muratov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Historical Museum at Lund University: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kulturen: User:FredrikT, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Botaniska trädgården: Adbar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Varberg Fortress: Swedish National Heritage Board, Public domain
- Halland Museum of Cultural History: Tubaist, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Societetsparken: Wolfgangus Mozart, Public domain
- Liseberg: AleWi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Museum of World Culture: http://www.varldskulturmuseet.se, Attribution
- Gothenburg Museum of Art: Bolstermage, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Götaplatsen: Unknown author, Public domain
- Röhsska Museum: Henrik Sendelbach, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gothenburg Cathedral: DKjellby, CC0
- Linnaean Garden: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Uppsala Cathedral: Kateryna Baiduzha, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gustavianum: Jarvis, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uppsala Botanical Garden: Jarvis, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uppsala Castle: Per Enström, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upsala-Lenna Jernväg: Anders Ljung, Public domain
- Västerbottens museum: MikaelLindmark, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bildmuseet: Fredriklarssonphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Döbelns park: Mikael Lindmark, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Vänorts Park: Mikael Lindmark, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Guitars – the Museum: MikaelLindmark, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Umestan business park: Joshua06, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.