Djurgården: the museum island
A salvaged warship, a castle of folk history, and an open-air hill above the water. This is a Claude-drafted route awaiting the editor's walk.

1. Djurgårdsbron
The arrival, whether you take the no.7 tram or the ferry from Slussen. Cross the bridge and the museums line up ahead; the lanterns on the parapet are the giveaway you've left the city proper.

2. Vasa Museum
The 1628 warship that sank on her maiden voyage and was raised, near-whole, in 1961. Go first and go early — the queue builds by mid-morning, and nothing else on the island makes you go quiet quite like it.

3. Nordiska Museet
The Renaissance-castle facade is the giant next door. You don't have to go in, but the great hall — with Carl Milles's outsized oak statue of Gustav Vasa — is worth the ticket on its own.

4. Skansen
The open-air museum and zoo up the hill: farmsteads and timber houses moved here from across the country, plus Nordic animals. Paid entry, and a half-day on its own if you let it — dip in or save it for next time.

5. Gröna Lund
The little harbourside funfair, packed onto its plot since 1883. Closed in winter; in season the screams from the drop tower carry clear across the water. Walk the railings even if you skip the rides.

6. ABBA The Museum
Less a museum than a very willing shrine. Worth it if you grew up with the records; an easy pass if you didn't. Either way it puts you back at Allmänna gränd for the ferry.

Djurgården: the museum island