This is something of a place of pilgrimage for biologists in general, and botanists in particular:…read morethe home and garden cared for Carl Linnaeus, the eminent Swedish physician and botanist, who developed the binomial Latin naming system that has since been used to identify all species of living organisms (e.g. Homo sapiens for modern humans). I visited first in 1984, while researching for my doctorate (in plant pathology), and recently on holiday. Although both the garden and house predate Linnaeus, the house was rebuilt for him in the 1740s, and it is laid out and furnished as it would have been in his time. As well as the domestic items, such as furniture (which is a bit limited), there are personal items connected to Linnaeus, including portraits, notebooks, his grant of ennoblement and some of his collections. The garden itself is laid out in classical taxonomic fashion, with related groups of plants located together. Despite this, it is still a lovely garden (it shows how a systematic taxonomic garden can still be beautiful. They knew how to do things in the 18th Century). A lovely spot to visit, it also has a small shop selling lovely botanically-related items.

Very nice and friendly staff who work there and educational historical things there there are…read moreinformation available in English and Swedish

It was a decent museum, The anatomical theater and the wax skull are probably the only highlights…read morefor me. I'm not sure why they have a Egyptian section. Overall, it is only 50 SEK, you have no regret if you skipped it.

As a museum I'm not sure this is really worth a trip. It's got three foci: ancient Egypt, the…read morehistory of the university, but the pièce de la résistance is the anatomical theater that is several centuries old. The Egypt part felt fairly common place with mummies and hieroglyphs (beautiful donations by the former Queen Victoria of Sweden from her excavations) that you have seen similar of elsewhere. The building is pretty worn and could need a new coat of paint here and there. The anatomical theater is amazing since it was used for a long time at the medical school to teach gross anatomy to the students. The education was standing only allowing for many students to watch the cuts, and the organs visible.

This place was amazing!…read more It's a hidden Baroque gem about a 45 minute drive from the center of Stockholm. This place is a very old and unique summer castle from the height of Sweden's age of power. I was so surprised at how cool this place was when we showed up! There's an unfinished ballroom that was closed up and untouched for hundreds of years. It looks like the workers building it just went to lunch and never came back. Apparently, this is one of the only places that you can see a real good example of such a thing. I also had no idea that there would be such a nice apple orchard open to the public! I recommend going in August or September so you get to pick some of them. We took so many apples home i'm still kinda wondering what to do with them... LOL! It's hard to keep reminding yourself how old everything in this castle really is! Just looking at the paintings of men standing in their old-school version of M.C. Hammer pants can help a little though, lol! It's a nice place to take your time wandering around in. I don't recommend the "housekeeping" tour other than the fact that you get a glimpse of the large library. They lied and said that they would try to do some english for me on the tour, but they didn't. I would've probably gone on the regular english speaking tour if I had known that. I also feel like it dragged on forever. Everyone with me said she was a weird tour guide who wanted a "discussion" rather than a tour and that she knew hardly anything about history or how to answer peoples questions. Another downside to the castle was the lack of gardens. They had images in the castle library that showed plans for expansive baroque gardens that were not actually on site. It would have been nice to see that either restored or imagined in person. I also think that the "docking area" for ships, that has been let to ruin, would have been nice to see in its restored state as well. The original home of the castle builder on the sight, which is even older than the castle, was also not available for viewing. Kind of a bummer! Apparently, they rent that building out as actual livable apartments. So, if your looking for a unique place to hang your hat you can check out www.sfv.se for a vacancy! The cafe staff were pleasant and helpful despite the food not being so great. I didn't think my caesar salad was very exciting. The other people with me got their overpriced waffles. My significant other went back for a second because it wasn't enough food for a filling lunch. But, we obviously did not come here for the food. On another note, the art exhibits surrounding the halls really didn't make a lot of sense being displayed throughout the castle and cluttering it up. It made it feel a little cheaper than it would've without all that crap. I still don't understand the artist's exhibit that was there at the time. The actual painter that was featured had no real paintings on site. It was just other unknown contemporary artists that were "inspired from his works" so far as I could tell. Strange. What I thought was the coolest thing in the building was the Armory. It's freaking huge! They had such an enormous collection on site, I was thoroughly impressed. It's definitely a must see. I love how everything hanging in a real setting makes it feel so much more relatable than if it were just sitting in a museum. Standing there you could picture being one of the men that could just grab one of those suits and a sword to go do whatever knights go do. :) VERY COOL!

My husband & I went here for our birthdays because we are huge Disney fans and we were pleasantly…read moresurprised at the amazing collection of vintage Disney items as well as original artworks, sketches from the likes of Walt Disney, Don Rosa, Carl Barks, and more! It was nice how Åbergs art was mixed among the displays and you can tell he really loves Disney, comics, and animation! The cafe was really cute and the food was great! A real hidden gem in Sweden for Disney lovers, and I grew up near Disneyland and this was my first time seeing Walt Disney's real signature!

Another lovely little piece of history that you can take a day trip outside of Stockholm to see…read more Part of the castle is a hotel, part is a cafe/restaurant and part is a museum. So, basically, it's trifecta of awesome! You will absolutely love the expansive park and trails surrounding the castle in this part of the idyllic countryside as well. I highly recommend a visit! The history surrounding this place is absolutely amazing. Paying a small fee into the museum allows you to walk straight into the past. The museum really focuses on the most notable people who last lived here--the Swedish "adopted king" Karl XIV Johan Bernadotte (originally Jean Bernadotte) and his Queen Desideria (known as Désirée Clary). Their story is surrounded in so much intrigue! Just watch the movie "Désirée" from 1954 starring Marlon Brando and you will get a wonderfully illustrative version of the story of events surrounding these characters. In short, Jean Bernadotte was one of Napoleon's top generals and Désirée Clary was his ex-finance. Fun fact: an original picture of Napoleon that belonged to Désirée still hangs in this castle, right next to one of the first copies of the American Declaration of Independence (that was sent out to countries that aided the Revolutionary War!) Very cool stuff here if you're into history! I can't really comment on the conditions of the hotel, since I have never been a guest here overnight. I can say that the entrance to the museum is in the main entrance, while the Hotel check-in desk is through a door just to the right of that main front door. The lounge/cafe is also right through that second entrance as well and is really an nice place to lounge in. Everything is really well decorated! It even has a cute little pool table room at the end for guests who want to play a game. One other thing I like about this castle/restaurant/hotel is that they offer Afternoon Tea and Julbords (Swedish christmas buffets). On that note, I also like that they have a gym for the hotel. Sometimes that's important after eating a Julbord buffet! Lol. This castle is also the the perfect place to host to host a wedding! So, if you are getting married in the Stockholm area, you should totally consider having it here! The wedding chapel inside is absolutely beautiful. It's nice to note that the hotel rooms are both inside the castle and in an external structure outside -- a lot of "hotel castles" in Sweden typically only have an outside structure for any overnight guests. Additionally, I have to mention that the food in the restaurant is fun and french in keeping with the Bernadotte theme. Making it nice for a romantic evening dinner stay or even a wonderful wedding theme -- "French Scandinavian chic" anyone!? I think it's also fun to mention that the castle has it's own line of beer--including a perfect Julbord style "winter white" Ale! Santa, I know where I want to spend next christmas! ;)