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Hall of State (with an exhibit of fancy state awards), the lavish Bernadotte
Apartments (some fine Rococo interiors and portraits of the Bernadotte dyn-
asty), the State Apartments (with rooms dating to the 1690s), and the Guest
Apartments, where visiting heads of state still crash. Guided tours in English
run daily in summer at 11:00 and 14:00 (45 minutes, off-season at 14:00 and
15:00).
Royal Treasury (Skattkammaren):
Climbing down into the super-secure
vault, you'll see 12 cases filled with fancy crowns, scepters, jeweled robes,
and plenty of glittering gold. Nothing is explained, so pay for the flier or take
the guided tour in English (May-Sept daily at 13:00, Oct-April Tue-Sun at
13:00).
Gustav III's Museum of Antiquities (Gustav III's Antikmuseum):
In
the 1700s, Gustav III traveled through Italy and brought home an impressive
gallery ofclassical Romanstatues. Thesearedisplayed exactly astheywerein
the 1790s. This was a huge deal for those who had never been out of Sweden
(closed mid-Sept-mid-May).
Museum of Three Crowns (Museum Tre Kronor):
This museum shows
off bits of the palace from before a devastating 1697 fire. It's basically just
more old stuff, interesting only to real history buffs (guided tours in English
at 15:00 in summer).
nomic Museum (Sveriges Ekonomiska Museum)
—More than your typical
royal coin collection, this is the best money museum I've seen in Europe. A
fine exhibit tells the story of money from crude wampum to credit cards, and
traces the development of the modern Swedish economy. Unfortunately, there
aren't many English translations, which makes the included audioguide crit-
ical.
CostandHours:
70kr,freeonMon,opendaily10:00-16:00,Slottsbacken
6, tel. 08/5195-5304,
www.myntkabinettet.se
.
Waterside Walk
—Enjoy Stockholm's ever-expanding shoreline promen-
ades. Tracing the downtown shoreline while dodging inline skaters and ice-
