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Vasa Museum, Stockholm

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Must see · History Museum · Specialty Museum
See the only preserved 17th-century ship in the world at Vasa Museum, the most-visited museum in Scandinavia. This maritime museum on the island of Djurgården displays a 64-gun warship that sank during its maiden voyage in 1628. The structure on exhibit is almost the complete ship from the wreck, which was decorated with hundreds of original carved sculptures. After decades of restoration work (the ship was salvaged in 1961), the museum opened in 1990. Today more than a million tourists visit the site annually to view the ship's 10 exhibitions in 13 different languages. Work out when and for how long to visit Vasa Museum and other Stockholm attractions using our handy Stockholm tour builder app.
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Tours to Vasa Museum

FROM $32 BOOK WITH VIATOR City Sightseeing Stockholm Hop-On Hop-Off Bus & Optional Boat Tour
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FROM $32 BOOK WITH VIATOR Royal Canal Tour
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FROM $238 BOOK WITH VIATOR Stockholm Old Town & Vasa Museum Private Walking Tour
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FROM $38 BOOK WITH VIATOR Red Sightseeing Stockholm Hop-On Hop-Off Bus
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Duration: 5 hours
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FROM $74 BOOK WITH VIATOR Stockholm Old Town and the Vasa Museum, a small group tour.
4.5
Duration: 3 hours
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FROM $140 BOOK WITH VIATOR 5-hour Stockholm Grand Shore Excursion
5.0
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  • By lajmen
    Very impressive, probably would be much better with the story and the guide, but this was not available during covid. Still worth a visit. Unique place, the ship is more than 90% original and the...  more »
  • By sc11884
    This is quite a famous museum in Stockholm and I can understand why. It is a very cool place, the most interesting part being the story on how they were able to lift this vessel and bring it back up.....  more »
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  • By Guilherme Xavier
    The best museum I have ever been in my life! The main subject is the boat, but you can find a lot of information about Sweden’s history, and be amazed by what this boat gave us as learning! It’s not only about the extremely well preserved boat, you also have the chance of appreciating the environment it was build in, and feel like you’re at that time. Everything is amazing! I strongly recommend the visiting, and please spend the whole afternoon and enjoy the dubbed films at the auditoriums.
  • By Вътрешен компас Inner Compass
    Wonderful experience, entertaining and educational. My daughter loved it. There wete many opportunities to feel as if part of the life of the people then. There were educational movies in many languages, places where one can climb the match, or board the ship, hear the sounds. Although there were tons of people it was well organized and easy to navigate. Definitely worth visiting.
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