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Skansen is a huge place with a lot of museums (Vasamuseet, Nordiska museet aso.), Djurgården (the zoo) & a lot of parks. Be sure you have enough time to visit all of it. If you have a daily (or longer) ticket for Stockholm's traffic, you can also take a boat to Djurgården with the same ticket. The boat is leaving from Nybroplan - just go through Hamngatan from Sergels torg & you'll see a bunch of people waiting in the line - that's it! ;)
There'll all kinds of happening in Skansen during the year [especially during the summer months], so look out for a guide or something & be sure to visit... Leave a Comment
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I'll divide Skansen into 3 parts:
(1) Skansen-Akvariet: not just fish, but also snakes, spiders, scorpions, lemurs (oh so cute), frogs, parrots as well as some small mammals. Last year they borrowed 2 koalas: Teddy and Freddy from San Diego zoo and this year they have 2 squirrels: Piff and Puff (the Swedish version of Chip & Dale). There's a "petting corner" (klapp & kram-hörna) where you get to touch and pet a snake and a spider. At the entrance of the aquarium there's an environment where lemurs run wild amongst us humans :)
(2) Skansen the "mini zoo": I call it mini zoo because they don't have as many animals as other zoos, without being less interesting because of this. You'll see brown bears, lynxes, foxes, wolves...animals that are common in the Nordic countries. There's also pony rides for the small ones, horses, a butterfly garden and birds.
(3) Skansen the open air museum: it shows environments from ancient Sweden.
Come with time because this place is BIG! Address: DjurgårdenDirections: Buss 44 towards Skansen (Skansen being the last stop of this route) or 47 towards Waldemarsudde from the Central Station, bus stop: Skansen. The tram goes on weekends between April and mid December and daily during the summer. Line 7 takes you there.Website: www.skansen.se
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I've only been to Skansen in the wintertime and this isn't the best time to be here. During summer the place comes alive, all kinds of events are going on, and it must be fun to walk around here in the summertime. In the winter it is very quiet and not much to do, so I can't really recommend in going here during that time of year, with the exception for the Skansen Aquarium, which is great. (see my next tip).
Skansen is an open-air museum with 150 historical buildings, handicraft, zoo, aquaria, etc. The open-air museum was founded in 1891 by Arthur Hazelius (1833-1901) for the purpose of showing how people had lived and worked in different parts of Sweden in times gone by. Over the years about 150 historic buildings have been moved here from nearly every part of Sweden. Most of them date from the 18th and 19th centuries. Visitors to the houses and farmsteads are met by hosts and hostesses in period costume. They often demonstrate domestic occupations, such as weaving and spinning.
Besides an open-air museum, Skansen is also a zoo, actually the world oldest, showing the typical Nordic animals like moose, reindeer, lynx, wolf, etc.
Opening hours: May 10 - 20, Jun - Aug 10 - 22, Sep 10 - 17, Oct - Apr 10 - 16. Historical building are open May - Sep 11 - 17, but only some buildings Oct - Apr 11 - 15.
Entrance fee: During the summer : Adults 80 SEK, 6 - 15 years 30 SEK. The entrance fee might differ, lower off season and higher on special days like midsummer and Swedish National day. There is an additional entrance fee for special exhibits like the aquarium. Free entrance with Stockholm Card. Leave a Comment Address: Djurgårdsslätten 49-51 on DjurgådenPhone: +46 8 442 80 00Directions: Take a walk, bus or ferry to the island of Djurgården. Buses 47 and 69 leave from the Central Station. Bus 44 from Karlaplan. The ferry leaves from Slussen all year round and also from Nybroplan during the summer.Website: http://www.skansen.se/ Other Contact: info@skansen.se
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Skansen is the oldest open-air museum in the world, founded in 1891. Skansen is also a zoological park. It is located on the island of Djurgården, a royal park near the centre of Stockholm. Skansen is open every day of the year, except Christmas Eve.
There is so much moore to do then look at animals. Look at the website for moore information (in english).
ALSO SEE MY VIDEOS AND TRAVELOGUES OF SKANSEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Address: Djurgårdsslätten 49-51Phone: +46 (0)8 442 80 00Directions: DjurgårdenWebsite: www.skansen.se
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Some of you may not like to read this, but I have to say, I was terribly bored at Skansen! Maybe it's just me--the day was beautiful, the sun was shining, and it was "pretty". But Skansen just didn't do it for me. Nonetheless, I have to write that yes, Skansen is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Stockholm.
It is an outdoor museum, with over 150 buildings and houses taken from all over Sweden and put back together here. If you are really interested, then perhaps buy the guidebook so that you have an explanation of exactly when each house was built, where it is from, etc. There are small descriptions at each building (in English), but the descriptions are short and not all that fascinating.
The day I was there, the museum was full of school groups and I felt I was more in a school playground than at a museum. Actually, watching the kids and their families was interesting in itself.
There's also a small zoo in the park, with some bears, wolves, etc etc, which might be interesting if you can get up close enough to see anything (I couldn't).
The museum is open from 10 AM - 8 PM in May, 10 AM - 10 PM in June-August, and entrance is about 70 Swedish Krone. You also get a 50% discount if you have the 3-day SL tourist/transportation pass. Leave a Comment Directions: Located in the Royal Garden (Djurgarden). Take bus number 47 from central Stockholm.Website: www.skansen.se
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Skansen is called a living museum. It was the first open-air museum in the world. Within Skansen is a large number of historic buildings that come from all around Sweden. You can see what a traditional farmhouse, school, windmill and other buildings look like. The museum gives great insight into life in Sweden in the past. Additionally, the museum is part zoo, with a number of Nordic animals.
When I went there is was later in the afternoon and drizzling. That made for a relaxing and crowdless walk through the museum for me! The park also gave me some wonderful views of the city. Leave a Comment Directions: On Djurgorden. I took the ferry from Slussen on the way there, but walked back.Website: www.skansen.se
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A shy, but oh so cute, character! Hihihi, doesn't it look cute!!! And it looked soooo sleepy! It was sitting high up in a tree, and looking sleepy down to us from its fortress. Ooooh, it just melted my heart, sooo terribly cute!
This is the Grey Gentle Lemur, a seriously threatened species due to habitat destruction. It is one of the few animals that can feed on bamboo. Fig tree leaves, grass and different fruits will also do. Hahaha, but I felt that all it wasn't that interested in eating right now, all it wanted to do was getting a bit of sleep ;-) Leave a Comment Phone: 08-442 80 39Directions: Skansen Aquarium is located inside Skansen Open-air museumWebsite: http://www.skansen-akvariet.se/ Other Contact: info@skansen-akvariet.se
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When you are at Skansen, you must consider visiting the Skansen Akvariet (Skansen Aquarium) as well. You have to pay an extra entrance fee in addition to the entrance to Skansen, but I think it is worth it, as it is a little but very nice aquarium. You can see all kinds of exotic animals here, like flesh-eating piranha, crocodiles, spiders, snakes, bats, fishes, monkeys and many other breeds. It really is a small but fun little zoo where you can see all kinds of small animals from creepy to cute.
Entrance fee: Adults 75 SEK, 6 - 15 years 40 SEK, 0 - 5 years free. (NB: you have to pay entrance to Skansen open air museum as well, see previous tip) Leave a Comment Phone: 08-442 80 39Directions: Skansen Aquarium is located inside Skansen Open-air museum (see previous tip)Website: http://www.skansen-akvariet.se/ Other Contact: info@skansen-akvariet.se
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The slithering one.....
Okay, let me introduce you to some of the 'cute' animals of the Skansen Aquarium. Some are a bit creepy though, hahaha, as this one from the snake collection. They are behind glass though, so not really something to worry about. Although.... I was here in the morning hours during a weekday in the winter, no one else to see around, hahaha, and I have to admit that felt a tiny bit creepy, lol.
If you are feeling courageous you might consider petting a giant spider or hugging one of the snakes! During high season they make it possible for you to pet and hug several animals.
Puh.... Let me sit in my sunshine..... ;-))
Some animals at the Skansen Aquarium were quite a character, like this 'up nosed' turtle in the second picture for example. Hahaha, it clearly felt itself too good for us, lol :-) It didn't give us one single look! And I could clearly hear it think.... Puh.... Let me sit in my sunshine..... ;-)) Leave a Comment Phone: 08-442 80 39Directions: Skansen Aquarium is located inside Skansen Open-air museumWebsite: http://www.skansen-akvariet.se/ Other Contact: info@skansen-akvariet.se
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Skansen was open as long ago as 1981 and is said to be the first world's open-air museum. You can see there old traditional Swedish buildings and farmhouses coming mostly from 18th and 19th centuries. What's important, most of the houses are open (at least in summer), so you can come inside and look at the interiors, talk to the owners dressed in traditional clothes, buy buns at the bakery, watch the folk dance shows on the Tingsvallen stage or see a blacksmith at work. If you are tired of walking ( the area of Skansen is about 300 000 square metres) there are some peaceful nooks, including a rose and herb gardens. Leave a Comment Directions: Djurgarden
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