Skansen

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited Skansen, an open-air museum, and enjoyed various activities such as binding brooms, crafts, market, stories, sausage grilling, and face painting

Highlights: We both found the houses and surroundings more exciting than the animals. Skansen is incredibly beautiful and a great way to learn about Sweden's history ✨

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the museum, which showcases Sweden's history, and saw the animals

Highlights: The kids enjoyed the museum's interactive exhibits and the animals ✨

This family's experience:

Activities: We walked up the steep hill, visited an old-timey Swedish town, a glass blowing facility, a machine shop, a one-room school house, and a farmstead with animals

Highlights: The kids enjoyed cooling off with the water pump, and we all enjoyed seeing the old buildings and demonstrations ✨

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited Skansen, the world's oldest open-air museum, which combines Swedish heritage with a zoo. We had the chance to visit it in all four seasons

Highlights: We found it superb, with a mix of history, animals, nature, and space for the kids to run around ✨

This family's experience:

Activities: We went to Skansen, an open-air museum showing Sweden through the centuries. We strolled around, enjoyed the beautiful Stockholm scenery, and saw Nordic animals, like brown bears, owls, and seals. "We didn't walk the whole route", but it was a nice experience

Highlights: Our youngest son loved looking at the brown bears, owls, and seals! "The seals fell asleep in front of us several times and gasped for breath right by us." We also enjoyed Lill-Skansen, where we could pet lambs and see pigs ✨

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited Skansen, an open-air museum that provides a unique glimpse into Swedish history and wildlife. We enjoyed the interactive exhibits and saw various animals in their natural habitats

Highlights: We loved the interactive exhibits and learning about Swedish history and culture through the museum’s displays. The children enjoyed seeing the animals, especially the reindeer and the goats ✨

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited Skansen, an outdoor museum where we saw Swedish Christmas traditions come alive

Highlights: Kids can learn a lot and have fun at the same time ✨

This family's experience:

Activities: We explored old buildings and farms that show how life used to be in Sweden

Highlights: It’s a great way for your children to see and learn about Swedish traditions and life in the countryside in a fun and hands-on way ✨

This family's experience:

Activities: When visiting Stockholm with kids, you should definitely go to Skansen. We spent all day enjoying everything it had to offer

Highlights: There is a full replica 19th century town, each shop making and selling their wares. I can vouch for the cinnamon rolls from the bakery! ✨

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited Skansen, an open-air museum showcasing traditional Swedish culture

Highlights: The kids enjoyed the animal exhibits and the historic houses ✨

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited Skansen open-air museum and the kids enjoyed the village, the animal park, the petting zoo and the playground equipment

Highlights: Our daughter always enjoys this kind of outdoor museum ✨

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited Skansen, the world’s oldest open-air museum, featuring a children’s zoo, a fun playground, a small fairground, an aquarium and funicular railway

Highlights: We were lucky enough to be there for the traditional Easter market, and the Christmas markets are meant to be a very special too – with handmade goods, and warm food and drink aplenty ✨