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Stockholm

capital of Sweden

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Uppsala

city in Uppsala County, Sweden

36km

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Stockholm archipelago

archipelago north of Stockholm, Sweden

104km

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Visby

urban area in Gotland Municipality, Sweden

109km

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Sights (31)

Ekebyhov Castle

Present Karolian-style main building was built in the late 17th century for Carl Gustav Wrangel and is possibly Sweden's and Europe's largest preserved wooden castle.

1.6km

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Bornsjön

lake in Salem Municipality, Sweden

5.4km

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Drottningholm Palace

royal palace in Stockholm

9.8km

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Drottningholm

urban area in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden

10km

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Västerort

all urban districts west of Tranebergssund, Stockholm, Sweden

13km

59.3563888917.91277778

Södertörn

peninsula in Sweden

17km

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Rosersberg

urban area in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden

19km

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Södertälje

urban area in Södertälje Municipality, Sweden

19km

59.1958333317.62805556

Sigtuna

urban area and former city in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden

21km

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Birka

archaeological site on the island of Björkö in Sweden

28km

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Stones of Mora

The place where Swedish kings were elected from the 13th to the 15th centuries, comparable to the more known Scottish Stone of Scone. The stones can be seen in a small inconspicuous hut by the road side.

29km

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Skokloster Castle

Swedish Baroque castle on a peninsula of Lake Mälaren between Stockholm and Uppsala, built in the 17th century by Carl Gustaf Wrangel

30km

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Adelsö

island in the middle of Lake Mälaren in Sweden

34km

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Upsala-Lenna Jernväg

A heritage railway which stretches from Uppsala Central Station and 33 km (21 mi) east into the Uppsala countryside.

36km

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University of Uppsala Botanical Garden

The main garden at the university consists of the Baroque garden, the Orangery and the Tropical Greenhouse. It was planted in 1664 as a castle garden, but, in 1787, it was donated to the university.

37km

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Museum of Evolution of Uppsala University

A natural history museum containing the largest fossil collection in Scandinavia. The museum is divided into a paleontological and a zoological section, housed in separate buildings on the same block. Many of the exhibited objects were collected by Linnaeus' apprentices as they traveled around the world. It also exhibits the largest collection of Chinese dinosaurs outside of China.

37km

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Linnaean Garden

The botanical garden was first planted by Olof Rudbeck in 1655, making it the oldest in Sweden. After a period of decline, it was restored and maintained by Carl von Linné and became a major attraction during Linnaeus' own lifetime. In the garden orangery, you can find exhibitions about Linnaeus' successors and disciples. The building in the southern corner of the garden served as the residence of the Linnaeus family between 1743 and 1778. Today, it is a personal museum dedicated to Linnaeus' professional and personal life. Is part of the proposed Linnaean UNESCO World Heritage.

37km

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University Hall (Uppsala University)

Constructed in Italian renaissance Beaux-Arts style and was completed in 1887. Here major university events and occasional public concerts take place. In the hall you will find a café, a shop and a small exhibition about the history of Uppsala University. In the main hall you can also find Uppsala University's comprehensive coin cabinet, but it is only open to the public on special occasions. The controversial aphorism "Tänka fritt är stort men tänka rätt är större" (which translates into "Thinking free is great, but thinking right is greater"), attributed to the 18th century philosophy professor Thomas Thorild, are engraved at the auditorium entrance. The phrase "think right" has been misunderstood as "think as the authorities do". Thorild was however a radical for his time; his aphorism should be read as "think reasonably".

37km

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Uppsala University

research university in Uppsala, Sweden

37km

59.857517.62888889

Uppsala old cemetery

The largest cemetery in Uppsala is a beautiful place for a walk. Notable burials include the national romantic poet and historian Erik Gustaf Geijer; the poet Gustaf Fröding; artists Olof Thunman and Bruno Liljefors; Nobel laureates Kai Siegbahn, Arne Tiselius, Svante Arrhenius and the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dag Hammarskjöld, who died under mysterious circumstances during his tenure as secretary general of the UN.

37km

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Valsgärde

At the bank of Fyris River, there is a small moraine hill which does not look like much to the eye. However, it covers one of the most important Viking-era archaeological sites ever excavated. Between the 5th and 11th centuries AD, this site was used as a burial site. Archaeologists have discovered some 90 graves, including 15 lavish boat burials. Since the same site was used continuously for such a long time period, archaeologists use its findings to compare how the same culture developed over time. Today, there are no noticeable remnants at the site. These can be found at the University museum Gustavianum, in central Uppsala. However, you can still visit Valsgärde to appreciate its beautiful landscape and historical atmosphere.

41km

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Ytterby

mine on Resarö, Vaxholm municipality, Stockholm archipelago, Sweden

62km

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Mariefred

urban area in Strängnäs Municipality, Sweden

64km

59.2666666717.21666667

Roslagen

area in Sweden

69km

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Ingarö

island in Värmdö Municipality and the Stockholm archipelago, Sweden

74km

59.2666666718.46666667

Ljusterö

An island in the Stockholm archipelago

92km

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Almedalen Week

museum in Visby, Gotland in Sweden

109km

57.640618.2908

Almedalen

urban park

109km

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Finnhamn

settlement and island in Österåker Municipality and the Stockholm archipelago, Sweden

113km

59.477518.81555556

Västerås

urban area in Västerås Municipality, Sweden

139km

59.6161111116.55277778

Neptune's fields

nature reserve in Kalmar, Sweden

141km

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Ekerö

Ekerö [ˈeːkərˈøː] is a freshwater archipelago in lake Mälaren, which forms a municipality in Stockholm County. Ekerö is also the only Swedish municipality with two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Viking age settlement Birka, and Drottningholm Palace, which is the residence of the Royal family.

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