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                <title>The Nobel Museum</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This is the museum of the Nobel Prize Organisation. Not large or overly technical; very interactive, including videos and interviews describing why the work of particular winners was so significant. Particularly enjoyed the displays of items that had been donated. Check out the way the 2010 Physics Prize winners managed to achieve something no one thought was possible- there is hope for us all!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Junibacken - Pippi Longstocking</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[At Junibacken in central Stockholm you can meet Pippi Longstocking and all the other famous characters created by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.<br><br>I guarantee children will love this place.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Tom Tits Experiment</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Only a short ride from Stockholm, you will find a magnificent red brick building, which used to be a factory, brimming with activity. This is the 'science centre' Tom Tits Experiment. <br><br>Here children (and adults) can try out more than 400 experiments using water, wind, gravity, sound, light and movement while at the same time learning about themselves and the world around us. <br><br>The huge house has four floors, and an enourmous outside area for water experiments. There is a buffet restaurant serving food that will appeal both to the young and older taste buds, but there is also space for eating a packed lunch.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Liljevalchs Konsthall</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Fantastic and underrated modern art museum/ gallery on Djurgarden (past the huge tourist destination, Vasa Museum). Every year it hosts about four exhibitions of contemporary and modern art. <br><br>We were there for an exhibition of Alberto Giacometti and it was amazing to see 'Walking Man 1' in full height. His drawing and paintings were an absolute revelation and it was a great way of spending the afternoon.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Spirit of the Wild exhibition.</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[It's 100 giant outdoor photos of wildlife from all over the world. you can see it at even at night.<br><br>The photos are huge, incredible, and moving, and the whole exhibition is easy to find, and free!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Linnaeus garden at Uppsala</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Just north of Stockholm is Linnaeus' garden. It is also the 300th anniversary of his birth this year so there are exhibitions about him. He was the man who intoduced the notion of species and genus etc.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Nationalmuseum, Stockholm</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This is Sweden's national gallery and shows a wide range of work from the middle ages to the start of the twentieth century.  <br><br>Like the other countries in Scandinavia, Sweden's painters especially loved landcape and nature, and there are many beautiful examples of this kind of work. The murals on the grand staircase are by Carl Larsson.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Thiel Gallery</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A former private house which is now the home of a collection of paintings, prints and sculpture of the former owner, Ernest Thiel, an art collector of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.  The Swedish government purchased the house and the collection in 1924. The gallery houses a wonderful range of work, especially that of Edvard Munch, but also Carl Larsson, Vuillard and Lautrec.  It retains the atmosphere of an individual's own home, with the owner's collection still in place. Also great bar/cafeteria and garden.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Nordiska Museet</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[There are lots of great museums in Stockholm. Nordiska museet (The Museum of Nordic history) is my favourite, located in a colossal 19th century building on Djurgarden island in central Stockholm. Just to see the building is worth the trip and Djurgarden is the most beautiful part of central Stockholm. Note that most museums are closed on Mondays and most of them are free to visit.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Vasa Ship Museum</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Like the Mary Rose, the vanity of the ruling classes caused it's downfall (having too many cannons in this case). Only unlike the Mary Rose it is a full-size ship, very well-preserved and impressive. You will take one look at it's top-heavy shape and wonder how they thought it would ever float. It lasted about two minutes, taking many innocent lives down with it.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Tom Tits Experiment in Södertälje</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Tom Tits is a museum with a science theme for children. To get there take the train from Stockholm or hire a car (easiest).<br>The museum is filled with small experiments over four floors. In the summer the garden is open with even more to do, but in the winter it is nice to be indoors. The experiments are aimed at schoolchildren but my one-year old and five-year old always find loads to do there. Parents will find plenty to play with. Quiet during the week if you miss the school parties.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Tyresta National Park</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[One of Sweden's main national parks and a true wilderness is only 20km from the centre of Stockholm. It is perfect for summertime walks and berry picking or cross-country skiing in winter, with many special tracks to follow. There is also an historic village with museum and cafe.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Junibacken - Astrid Lindgren's World of Stories</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Quirky, rather old fashioned childrens museum devoted to the stories of Astrid Lindgren, including perhaps her best-known Pippi Longstocking books.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Skansen</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[No visit to Stockholm is complete without a visit to this outdoor museum of Swedish life.  They have everything from Swedish houses, crafts, cultures and also a zoo complete with Swedish bears, reindeer and wolves. This would also be great for families.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Vasamuseet</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This museum houses the Vasa warship which sunk on its maiden voyage in 1628 and lay on the sea bed in Stockholm harbour until it was raised in 1961.  It is a wooden ship with the most amazingly preserved carvings.  It is displayed in a sort of half-light to preserve it and very ingeniously the museum is built around the ship with viewing platforms and a reconstruction of life on the ship.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Thielska Galleriet</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Great art collection from the turn of the century, Carl Larsson, Bruno Liljefors, Munch, etc. Set in a beautiful building which was the home of art magnate Ernest Thiel. 12-4pm only.<br><a target="_new" href="http://www.thielska-galleriet.se/">www.thielska-galleriet.se/</a>]]></description>
                
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                <title>Skeppsholmen</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Skeppsholmen is a tiny island best reached by crossing Skeppsholmsbron, a bridge from the Blasieholmen district (where the Nationalmuseum is, which might be worth a visit - check what exhibitions are on). Skeppsholmen is good for a pleasant stroll, and to see the exhibits at the Moderna Museet, which is the Tate Modern of Stockholm. Skeppsholmen also is home to af Chapman, Sweden's most famous youth hostel, a huge ship that, with its masts rigged, is a famous Stockholm landmark.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Skansen zoo</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[An outdoor museum of Swedish traditional handicraft as well as a zoo where you can watch typical Scandinavian animals such as bears, lynx, wolves and elks. A great way to see them all is the guided feeding walk which starts every day at 14.00 by the wolverines. The Aquarium costs extra and houses exotic fish, snakes, spiders and other creepy crawlies. There is also a children's zoo of baby animals, and don't miss the bakery and glass-blowing cottage.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Djurgården</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I stopped at Stockholm on my trip to the North Cape in 2001 (in a motorhome).  The island of Djurgården is the best part - away from the city centre which, let's face it, is just like any city centre.  Djurgården has great parklands and museums, the best of which is Skansen, the world's first open-air museum.  With exhibits from all over the country, it gives a great taste of Swedish life.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Langholmen hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This converted prison on the small island of Langholmen was home to Stockholm’s most notorious criminals until 1975. It now serves as an inexpensive hotel/hostel where the former cells have been turned into rooms, complete with original doors and small windows (minus the iron bars). Rooms are pretty basic, as you’d expect, but the building itself is impressive and has retained loads of authentic features. It’s absolutely vast, and has a restaurant, bar, cafe and museum. The traditional Swedish breakfast is worth paying extra for but we were disappointed not to see porridge on the menu.]]></description>
                
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