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castle designed by Isak Gustav Clason, who also drew up Östermalms Saluhall. Inside
you'll find a sprawling collection of all things Swedish, from sacred Sami objects to fash-
ion, shoes, home interiors and even table settings.
The museum boasts the world's largest collection of paintings by August Strindberg, as
well as a number of his personal possessions. In all, there are over 1.5 million items dating
from 1520 to the present day. Topping it off are the often dynamic temporary exhibitions.
The insightful audio guide (free with admission) offers several hours of English comment-
ary.
Spritmuseum
MUSEUM
mission Skr100; 10am-5pm, to 8pm Tue; 44, 69, Djurgårdsfärjan, 7)
The surprisingly entertaining Museum of Spirits is dedicated to Sweden's complicated re-
lationship with alcohol, as mediated over the years by the state-run monopoly System
Bolaget. The slick space, in two 18th-century naval buildings, covers the history, manufac-
ture and consumption of all kinds of booze, plus holiday traditions, drinking songs, food
pairings and so on. Best of all, you can combine your visit with a tasting kit (Skr200), in-
cluding various flavours of liquor to be sampled at specified points.
There's a 'hangover room' with a head-throbbing soundtrack and painful light, as well as
a small theater in which the seating angle and first-person-perspective film make you feel
slightly drunk. Multimedia displays dispense titbits about the alcohol industry ('The first
entirely Swedish whiskey was a thundering fiasco', for example). There are also well-
staged temporary exhibits (recently, a display of record-sleeve art and 'Swedish Sin', about
varying cultural attitudes toward sex). The Absolut Art gallery displays collected works on
the obvious theme by the likes of Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol and Keith Haring. Guided
tours in English are available daily at 3pm.
Junibacken
AMUSEMENT PARK
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MAP
GOOGLE MAP
;
www.junibacken.se
; Djurgården; adult/child Skr145/125;
10am-5pm or
6pm; ; 44, 69, Djurgårdsfärjan, 7)
Junibacken whimsically re-creates the fantasy scenes of Astrid Lindgren's books for chil-
dren. Catch the flying Story Train over Stockholm, shrink to the size of a sugar cube, and
end up at Villekulla cottage, where kids can shout, squeal and dress up like Pippi Long-
