Skansen, Stockholm County, Sweden

4.5 (11.3k reviews) Friday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #41 in Stockholm Speciality Museums

Pay the extra for admission to the aquarium so that you can go inside the lemur exhibit.

Skansen is the world's first open-air museum, founded in 1891. Here you can stroll through five centuries of Swedish history, from north to south, with a real sense of the past all around the historical buildings and dwellings, peopled by characters in period dress. Living history over 150 dwellings and other buildings from all over Sweden have been dismantled and reassembled in an area of 300 000 m2 at Skansen. You can travel back in time and meet people from the past. On summer evenings you can also come along and watch traditional Swedish folk dancing! Skansen Zoo at Skansen you will find both domestic and wild Nordic animals such as bears, wolves and lynx. Don't miss our guided tours in English during the summer and in December. Our newly-opened Children's Zoo gives youngsters the opportunity to meet a variety of interesting animals.Added attractions Skansen hold a traditional celebrations to mark occasions such as Walpurg is Night, Midsummer and Christmas. Enjoy a delicious meal in one of the restaurants with breathtaking views over Stockholm. And don't miss our Museum shop, selling traditional handicrafts and Swedish design products.
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Address

Djurgarden 49-51, Stockholm 115 93 Sweden

Mobile

+46 8 442 80 00

Website

http://www.skansen.se/en/kategori/english

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Friday, May 03, 2024, 10:55

User Ratings

4.5 based on (11.3k reviews)

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Reviews

4SW2 5:00 PM Nov 25, 2022
We saw a wolverine!
Having visited the ABBA museum across the road, we thought it would be good to be outdoors to enjoy the dry weather. Skansen is a treat for walkers, as there are many paths to investigate and corners to explore. There's a treat around every bend, with red squirrels running wild, our first sighting of a wolverine, and playful bears wrestling in their den. There's also moose, bison, owls, reindeer, and more. The houses and farmsteads represent Sweden's history. There weren't many people around during our visit. This made it quiet, yet we were unsure of where we were allowed to go. Would it be OK to open a door perhaps? Those people we did see were dressed for the occasion in historical outfits, as befitting an open-air museum. After a long walk (and a slight slip on a muddy path), we were exhausted. Finding the exit isn't easy, but there are helpful maps dotted around, and you're given a guide when you purchase a ticket. We recommend a visit with a caveat: that you may not see everything you hope to see, but you may see something you've never seen before.
5Tavis 5:00 PM Oct 29, 2022
Excellent Open Air Museum
Very good museum and reasonably priced (£35 for a family of three). There is lots to see and do, although as we went in late October some of the buildings were locked up and there were less displays than other times of year, however we still spent around five hours at the museum, so still good value. The highlights were the Scandinavian animals (especially bears) and Baltic Sea Museum, which is included in the entrance and features aquariums and interactive displays. Our five year old also had fun in the playgrounds.