On the south end of beautiful Lake Siljan you'll find this gem. A wonderful nature reserve with a…read morewatchtower, some shops and restaurant. We came for a walk and this place offers to trails with fantastic views over the lake and the town. The small trail more or less just goes around the watchtower, but is suitable for almost everyone. And there's some game/quiz for kids to enjoy. It's only about 500-600m long (Bumble-Bee trail). For a warm-up we followed this trail. It has a great vista-point (with a bench) with wonderful views. But after that we followed to longer (1.6km) Forest Trail. It is pretty narrow at some points, so it's definitely not for everybody (even less for strollers - impossible). But we really enjoyed the nature here, you're really right inside the forest. There were almost no visitors that day, which added to the nice experience. Just us and the nature (and our dog, which loved it as well). Interesting was the part about the burnt forest here - with plates explaining the fact in swedish and english. It's no the biggest place and the walk are quite short, but it's a wonderful place, perfect to spend an afternoon. Free parking and no entrance fee. Bathrooms are to be found in the informative visitors centre.

Although the term, "hidden gem" is cliche, this museum is exactly that. For a small museum, it is…read morepacked with treasures, including crafts, costumes, wall paintings, and a huge room full of antique and modern Dala horses. There are rooms of Swedish wall paintings and other rooms full of artfully crafter wood furniture, some of which is over two hundred hears old. I only had an hour to spend in this museum (before it closed), but could have easily spent more time there. There is also a great movie of how Dala horses are made and I've included a few screen shots of that. They also have some full-size replicas that show how the distinctive wall paintings were used. Tickets are $12.50 USD for adults, half price for children and seniors. I HIGHLY recommend visiting this wonderful museum.

Hard to find this place but well worth the effort. Hopefully the weather will be good. Start at the…read morehomestead museum site and get an English sign translation paper if you can't read Swedish. The walking tour is fascinating as are the buildings. What great history!