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showing various trades from the nineteenth century: there are workshops of a milliner,
confectioner, chimney sweep and, in a back yard, a carriage maker. All are cleverly
designed and well worth a wander.
Visualiseringscenter
Visualization Centre • Kungsgatan 54 • Tues & Wed 11am-6pm, Thurs & Fri 11am-9pm, Sat & Sun 11am-5pm • 140kr for both the
exhibition and the cinema
Just to the west of Bergsbron, beyond Arbetetsmuseum, you'll find Norrköping's new
pride and joy: the Visualiseringscenter . The centre's rather worthy aim is to explain,
predominantly to younger visitors, how various visual techniques are used in science
today, in areas ranging from weather forecasts to postmortems. However, it's the
massive dome-shaped cinema which really makes a visit here worthwhile, showing a
range of breathtaking 3D films.
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Kolmårdens Djurpark
Kolmården wildlife park • May, June & mid-Aug to late Aug daily 10am-5pm; July to mid-Aug daily 10am-7pm; Sept Sat & Sun
10am-5pm • 379kr • W kolmarden.com • Bus #432 from Norrköping; timetables at W ostgotatraiken.se
If you've only got time for one excursion from Norrköping, make it to Kolmårdens
Djurpark , a safari park, zoo and dolphinarium that is one of Sweden's biggest
attractions. Just 28km northeast of Norrköping and accessible by frequent buses, it's
understandably popular with children, for whom there's a special section, and if your
views on zoos are negative, it's just about possible to be convinced that this one is
different. There are no cages; instead, sunken enclosures, rock barriers and moats
prevent the animals from feasting on their captors as you glide silently over their
heads in a cable car. Check out the dolphin shows (generally between one and four a
day) and the working farm. There's a youth hostel on site, or you can camp five miles
away (see p.228).
Tropicarium
Daily: May, June, Aug & Sept 10am-6pm; July 10am-8pm; Oct-April 10am-4pm • 100kr • W tropicarium.se
he adjacent Tropicarium contains Sweden's largest collection of tropical plants and
animals, spread out over two square kilometres. The interior really is extremely realistic,
even featuring a mock-up of an alligator swamp which receives rain and thunderstorms
every hour. The most popular attraction is the shark aquarium, with three different
species of shark and hundreds of other tropical fish.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
NORRKÖPING AND AROUND
By train The train station is in the Resecentrum on Norra
Promenaden from where it's a 10min stroll uphill towards
the town centre and the museum complex.
Destinations Copenhagen via Kastrup airport (6 daily; 3hr
45min); Malmö (hourly; 3hr 15min); Nyköping (hourly;
40min); Stockholm (hourly; 1hr 15min).
INFORMATION AND TOURS
Tourist o ce Källvindsgatan 1 (late June to late Aug
daily 10am-6pm; Oct-April Mon-Thurs 10am-5pm, Fri
10am-3pm; rest of year Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat
10am-2pm; T 011 15 50 00, W experience.norrkoping
.se). A helpful office 10min walk from the Resecentrum,
with internet connection
Tours Staff at the tourist office can explain routes and
times for the 1902 vintage tram, which circles around on a
sightseeing tour during summer.
ACCOMMODATION
Thanks largely to the booming local economy, Norrköping receives a lot of business trade during the week, and has
a good array of hotels to cater for its often demanding visitors, though there are also a number of cheaper
options available.
 
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