Top rated History museums in Sweden to elevate your visit (Updated January, 2021)

Vasa Museum

Museum

Museum for well-preserved, 17th-century warship, Vasa, that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628.

4.70 (52.3K reviews)

Rågö Skärgårdsby och Naturreservat

Nature preserve

4.70 (154 reviews)

Falu Mine

Historical landmark

Underground tours & walks around vast historic copper mining works, with museum & visitor center.

4.60 (1K reviews)

Söderhamn / F15 Flight Museum

Museum

👍 A small aviation museum with a wide array of planes and aviation history. Flight simulation for those interested in trying it out, a small kids area, toilets and a cafeteria with indoor seating. A good place to stop and see if your in the area.

4.60 (667 reviews)

Kata Farm

History museum

4.60 (383 reviews)

Loos Cobalt Mine

History museum

👍👍 It's a nice place to learn some history of this village. This cobalt mine helped flourish the village. And also, Nickel was found from the ore which was dug from this mine. It was classified by Axel Fredrik Cronstedt. I have learned something new 😀👏

4.60 (285 reviews)

Årsunda Vikingagård

History museum

👍 Mukava paikka, vaikka olimme käymässä aikuisten kesken. Heillä oli mielenkiintoisia tapahtumapisteitä jossa oli kiinnostavia kertomuksia viikinkiajoilta. Osa pisteistä oli selvästi suunnittelu vähän pienemmille lapsille, mutta paikka oli mukava ja kivasti suunnittelu.

4.60 (109 reviews)

Medical History Museum in Helsingborg

Museum

👍👍 Sehr schöne Ausstellungen mit vielen Informationen über Pädiatrische Medizin Geschichte, Gesundheit im allgemeinen, Pharmazie und Medizinische-Pharmazeutische Unternehmen in Jelsingborg. Das alte Kinderkrankenhaus als Ausstellungsort ist ebenfalls gut gewählt.

4.60 (70 reviews)

Oljeön

Museum

👍👍 Tänk att det äldsta bevarade oljeraffinaderiet i hela världen ligger i Ängelsberg i norra Västmanland. Lätt att förstå när man på en guidad visning får reda på varför det blev så en gång. Här finns en fantastisk plats som visar oss den uppfinningsrikedom och framåtanda som gav oss människor en helt...

4.60 (36 reviews)

Skansen

Open air museum

Open-air Swedish history museum, with buildings, people in costume & a zoo with Nordic animals.

4.50 (29.3K reviews)

Kalmar Castle

Castle

16th-century seaside palace on 12th-century castle site, with exhibitions on its 800-year history.

4.50 (7.3K reviews)

Kulturen

Museum

2-block site with exhibits on local history & culture, plus open-air activities & a cafe in gardens.

4.50 (2.3K reviews)

Järnvägens Museum

Rail museum

👍👍 A really nice overview of the history of the Swedish railway. Very accessible and a little booklet with translations of all the main information panels in English and German is available.

4.50 (1.2K reviews)