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Skansen Open-Air Museum
The world's first open-air museum, founded in 1891, displaying 150 historic Swedish buildings and a Nordic zoo on Djurgården island.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Gustavsberg
Stockholm, Sweden · Europe
About Gustavsberg
Gustavsberg works well as a base: 10 minutes from Hemmesta, 19km from Stockholm Archipelago.
Gustavsberg is in Stockholm, Sweden, with about 21,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hemmesta, about 6 km away.
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What is there to see near Gustavsberg?
Within an hour or so of Gustavsberg: Skansen Open-Air Museum (16 km), Vasa Museum (17 km), ABBA The Museum (17 km), Gröna Lund (17 km).
Where is Gustavsberg?
Gustavsberg is in Stockholm, Sweden, about 6 km from Hemmesta.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,774
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Sweden
- Region
- Stockholm
- Timezone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates
- 59.3268, 18.3897
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Worth the detour from Gustavsberg
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Vasa Museum
Home to the almost fully intact 17th-century warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage, the most visited museum in Scandinavia.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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ABBA The Museum
An interactive museum dedicated to Sweden's most famous pop group, where visitors can virtually perform with ABBA's holographic avatars.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Gröna Lund
Stockholm's historic waterfront amusement park on the island of Djurgården with over 30 attractions and live concerts.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Gamla Stan, Stockholm
Stockholm's medieval old town on an island, a maze of cobblestone alleys, colourful facades, the Royal Palace, and the Nobel Prize Museum.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Stockholm City Hall
The iconic waterfront building where the Nobel Prize banquet is held each December, with a golden mosaic hall and a tower offering city views.
19 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Stockholm Archipelago
A vast chain of approximately 30,000 islands stretching from Stockholm into the Baltic, ranging from bustling to utterly deserted.
19 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Drottningholm Palace
The private residence of the Swedish royal family, a UNESCO-listed 17th-century palace with a Chinese Pavilion and Baroque theatre.
29 km · about 35 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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